Never Marry A Mexican Analysis

The Complicated Young Mind A national study conducted by Halloran shows “parental connectedness such as the feelings of warmth, love, and caring from parents was protective against children’s health risks including emotional health.” (Halloran, Ross & Carey, 2002, p.202). Over the past thirty years, psychologists and researchers have been acknowledging how much children’s emotional development is greatly affected by their parental involvement. Some people argue that nature is the most influential factor of the child’s development since the moment he or she was conceived. Throughout each phase of growth and development, a child will eventually develop the body shape, eye and hair color, intelligence, and temperament based on the inherited…show more content…
According to my interview with Mrs. Larsen, a psychologist instructor at South Seattle College, nature loads the gun and nurture pulls the trigger (Larsen). Indeed, nurture refers to the surrounding environment after conception and all the experiences a child encounters. It also plays a significant role in shaping a child’s behavior and thinking. In the short story “Never Marry A Mexican” by Sandra Cisneros, a young woman named has some issues with marriage and trusting men since the time her mother tells her to “never marry a Mexican”. When her mother says it, she warns her daughter to not be in any relationship with anyone growing up in Mexico. She doesn’t want her daughter to suffer from the old-fashion thinking and the authoritarian point of view about women’s role in family and society. However, Clemencia misinterprets and follows what she is told but in a wrong way. Her mind leads her to one direction while her action leads to another which creates a disorientation within her. Another good point in this story is when her mother’s own affair while Clemencia’s father is “coughing up…show more content…
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Cisneros, Sandra. “Never Marry A Mexican.” The Art of The Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories. Daniel Halpern. New York: Viking, 1999. 179-188
Halloran, E.C., Ross, G.J., & Carey, M.P. (2002, Spring). The relationship of adolescent personality and family environment ti psychiatric diagnosis. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 32 (3), 201-216
Larsen, Astrid. Personal Interview. Apr 30.