The Female Coming-of-Age Story in the Chicana Novel
The goal of this project is to study the image that Mexican-American authors portray of the young girl as she psychologically matures into a young woman. The project explores the life events and various rites-of-passage experienced by these young women in their journey towards womanhood. It also looks into the manner in which these young women discover their identity as Mexican-Americans. It includes some of the challenges that these young women of color contend with in this country. Finally, the project includes discussion and analysis of four rite-of-passage novels by Mexican-American authors Malín Alegría, Sandra Cisneros, and Pam Muñoz Ryan.
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