of Latin Colonial Women in You Men In the lyrical poem‚ You Men by Sor Juana de la Cruz‚ she attempts to unveil the patriarchal society in the 1600’s that women were confined due to societal beliefs and values. During the 1600’s Latin women were valued for childbearing and traditional roles in the home. Therefore‚ Cruz had difficulty in her personal life with the roles assigned to women and joined the convent. At the convent‚ Cruz wrote as a woman of the upper class and used the protection of the
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Juana Ines de la Cruz born in 1651‚ November 12‚ in San Miguel Neplantla‚ Mexico illegitimate daughter of a Spanish father and Creole mother(French settler) that’s is why she has this point of view about “marriage”. early years living with mother on her grandfathers property always hiding in grandfathers library to read books considered to be a child genius learned reading and writing at age of 3 wrote first poem at age 8 at age 8 when grandpa dies‚ she goes to Mexico city to stay with
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SP1270‚ 2: Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–95) BIBLIOGRAPHY (library shelfmarks in brackets; JSTOR = e-journal on Rylibweb)* Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz‚ The Answer/La respuesta‚ ed. & trans. Electa Arenal & Amanda Powell (New York: Feminist Press‚ City University of New York‚ 1994) [LAm 861.39/J870.187] ——‚ Obras completas‚ ed. Alfonso Méndez Plancarte & Alberto G. Salceda‚ 4 vols (México: Fondo de Cultura Económica‚ 1951–57) [Short Loan CRes. 861.39‚J870/125 ] The complete works are available
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understand their origin and the manner in which cultural notions have developed all this time. Similar tasks have been done by Florentine Codex discussing Aztec Culture (1547-1579)‚ Popol Vuh expounding Maya/Guatamala culture (1554-1558)‚ Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz with Mexican ontology (1648-1695) and Matsuo Basho discussing Japanese culture (1644-1694). This paper aims to understand the manner in which the above noted cultural analysts have present each cultural in a unique way. Florentine Codex
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World‚ In Hounding Me The poem "World‚ in Hounding Me" written by "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz" explains her ethos and thought process in order to give a greater understanding of her psyche and in doing so‚ is also judgmental about modern life. She wishes to enrich her mind‚ spirit and existence with the understanding of beauty and humility. In the poem‚ it states‚ "How can it harm you if I choose‚ astutely‚ rather to stock my mind with things of beauty‚ than waste its stock on every beauty’s
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Dream by Sor Junana Ines De La Cruz is a collection of her work and begins with a response to Sor Filotra de la Cruz. She writes about a variety of topics one being her life before becoming a nun. Sor Juanna had a passion to learn at a very young age and told her mom to send her to Mexico dressed up as a man to attend university. At the age of 6 she learned to read and write from then on her passion to learn only grew. However‚ in the 1600’s women were not allowed to study in universities. Sor Juanna
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Professor Madrid LALS 101 February 17th‚ 2012 Was Sor Juana de la Cruz an early feminist? Sor Juana de la Cruz lived in a time where woman could not speak their minds. At that time‚ the woman’s role was to serve her father as she grew up‚ marry‚ serve her husband and bear children. The woman was not supposed to read or write or obtain any knowledge about anything. However‚ she chose a different path. I do believe that Sor Juana de la Cruz was an early feminist and it was her decisions to live
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Sor Juana challenges the convection that women cannot have the desire to covet knowledge. Throughout her life Sor Juana has reached for more and more knowledge despite the fact that the education she desired was exclusive to males. She taught her self to read and write using books as her teacher. Sor Juana challenged many conventions through her writing and how she became who she was. Since she was not an elite Spanish woman making her education unusual. However‚ by joining the Covent Sor Juana
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I‚ Lizbeth De La Cruz will be going to college. I have made this decision because I believe that getting a higher education opens up your mind a lot more. Everything you learn in elementary‚ high school‚ and college contradicts each other. I want to learn more‚ open my mind and soul to all this higher power/knowledge that I yet have to learn. I want to go to California State University Stanislaus. I will start small by going to the library there‚ reading and writing as much as I possibly can to expand
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Sor Juana Essay Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz was a woman far beyond her years. Living in a time when society was dominated by men‚ she disregarded the fact that women during this time were forced to be uncurious objects‚ whose highest achievement in life was to give birth. Her relentless pursuit to attain knowledge and defy her culture’s standards for women is illustrated throughout her writings. In the readings‚ ("Response to the Most Illustrious Poetess Sor Filotes de la Cruz‚ the three "Romances"
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