Hispanic And Latino Spirituality In 'Curving Woman'

Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Paper 1

Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Paper
Kathy Buschman Eng/301 Philip Schunk May 5, 2014

Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Paper 2

Abstract
After reading this week’s authors stories the reader has a better understanding of the Hispanic and Latino culture if they did not understand it. The Hispanic and Latino culture have their own way of communicating with one another. Religion, faith, tradition, and magic play a big part in their lives. In this essay I will discuss a few of the stories that show how these elements are a big part of their everyday living. The “Curving Woman” by Alejandro Morales is a story about a daughter who conceived between a servant and Mr. Benidorm,…show more content…
Marcelina’s mother used her knowledge of healing to help herself get through life during the time she was unable to be with Marcelina. Another element that Hispanics and Latinos live by is faith. In the story "Seven Long Times" by Piri Thomas he writes about the struggles of growing up on the street. He had been in fights, raped women, done drugs, and was put in jail for committing a crime. "Have you ever known the coldness of getting busted...the scared, hollow feeling of loneliness as you are flung into a prison cell?" (Thomas, p. 13). After reading this story, any reader would understand that he kept a hold of his faith to help him make it through such a horrible life. It was also faith that gave him the courage to write this story. The most important element to Hispanics and Latinos would be tradition. In the story "Tales Told under the Mango Tree," by Judith Ortiz Cofer writes The first time my mother took my brother and me back to Puerto Rico, we were stunned by the heat and confused by a houseful of relatives" ( Cofer, p. 40). This of course was of memories of many children listening to stories under the Mango…show more content…
Where some cultures encourage individuality, the Hispanic and Latino culture encourages the gender roles of a man and women in their culture with the man being the masculine one in the family. Hispanics and Latinos also want to be accepted by others, whether they are from within the culture or from another culture. There are those cultures that are less likely to be accepted by others because of the way they choose to live within their own. No matter what culture you are from and the beliefs you have we all live under one world and should treat each other equally.

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Reference
Cofer, J. O. “Tales Told under the Mango Tree.” (1995) in N. Kanellos. Hispanic American literature. A brief introduction and anthology. pp. 34-44. New York, NY: Addison-Wesley.
Morales, A. (1995). The Curing Woman. In N. Kanellos (Ed.), Hispanic American literature. A brief introduction and anthology (pp. 11-13). New York, NY: Addison-Wesley.
Thomas, P. (1995). Seven Long Times. In N. Kanellos (Ed.), Hispanic American literature. A brief introduction and anthology (pp. 11-13). New York, NY: Addison-Wesley.
Vega. E. (1995). The kite. In N. Kanellos (Ed.), Hispanic American literature. A brief introduction and anthology (pp. 101-127). New York, NY: