The Mixquiahuala Letters (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ana Castillo
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Epistolary
- Time of Work: The 1970’s and 1980’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Epistolary literature
- Subjects: 1970’s, United States or Americans, Racism, Love or romance, Prejudices or antipathies, 1980’s, Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, Women, Infertility, Abortion, Mexican Americans, Mexico or Mexicans, Bohemianism, Latinos, Gypsies
- Locales: United States, Mexico
Characters Discussed
Teresa, a Mexican American woman married to Libra. She is bored with her marriage. She meets Alicia during a summer trip to Mexico while in search of her roots and her purpose in life. She wants to be a writer and keeps notebooks of her daily impressions. Having met Alicia, she becomes a virtual nomad, going through a series of painful separations from men she once trusted. Unlike Alicia, who has a light complexion despite her gypsy background, Teresa is dark and has attractive Indian features, indicative of her ancestry. The rivalries as well as the close...
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