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In doing so it gives her a new perspective in which she creates a new value system where she alters the images and symbols breaking old habits and forming new ones. By unlearning the convergent thinking of restricted borders that define what is socially acceptable and creates a new idenity that is not restricted by others expectations.
Another reading that also highlights divergent thinking and creates a new consciousness is Foreword from This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Toni Cade Bambara because this feminist anthology also emphasizes intersectionality of women of color.

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