Anzaldua Vs. El Sonavabitche

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Anzaldua vs. El Sonavabitche
In this poem I predicted that it would be about illegal immigration. Although I wasn't completely wrong the story behind this poem really surprised me. This poem speaks about “El Sonavabitche” which is one of the main characters in this poem. El sonavabitche is a boss that treats illegal immigrants very poorly, and unmannerly. Nonetheless, a very courageous border woman steps in, and speaks about the cruelty and race issues she came across in border towns ,and turns el sonavabitches world upside down.
“The sonavabitche works them/ from sunup to dark -- 15 hours sometimes/ Como mulas los trabaja.” (147). El sonavabitche was a cruel person he made immigrants work so much with no little as a break. Throughout this