Caramelo
By Sandra Cisneros
This novel tells the story of Celaya, a Chicagoan being
raised by Gunajuatense family, her struggles with being Mexican American and
her family. While the novel focuses on Celaya, chapter are alternated between
her and her (awful) grandmother, Soledad. Her grandmother chapter focus on her
coming of age revealing what life was for a young Mexican woman, the gender
roles she was forced to follow. Whereas Celaya also known as Lala grows through
the novel enjoying her customs and tradition in Chicago before moving to San
Antonio where she is forced into a new reality that deals with classmates bullying
her and being unable to adapt. Going to Mexico to see her family, lead her to
some love problems and the involves her whole family.
I love reading this book because it is so descriptive you
can really see yourself living alongside the characters. This is a great novel
that allows a perspective into gender roles, and how sometimes culture help
enforce gender roles more than you think. Family, economic, identity problems,
it is a novel that everyone can enjoy even if they are not Mexican.
Pros:
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It is a very vividly descriptive novel about Mexican
and Mexican-American culture.
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Interesting points of views in each chapter.
Cons:
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Some Spanish language involved that would
require translation for students before reading.
Links
Where to buy..
https://www.amazon.com/Caramelo-Sandra-Cisneros/dp/0679742581
Sandra Cisneros in current time..
Images of Guanajuato for context
The House on Mango Street: A good short book to read over
the summer
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