Provide a brief summary of the key ideas in Anzaldua’s borderlands. Make sure to discuss at least four of these: Borderlands, La Facultad, Borders, hybridity, la Virgin de Guadalupe or other images of women, transgressors or border crossers, Mestizo/mestizaje, language, cultural conformity or acculturation, dichotomies, convergent and divergent thinking, anti-racist and feminist critiques of Mexican culture (sexist) and American culture, patriarchy, silencing of Mexican women, rebellion. You may choose to focus on other concepts that were especially meaningful to you (You don’t need to do every single one, but you should do most).
After explaining these ideas, apply one or more parts to your own life or the life of someone close to you. Use an obvious example to show how her work relates to you personally. ASA style.