Sandra Cisneros Never Marry A Mexican

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In the short story of Sandra Cisneros “Never Marry a Mexican” the main character Clemencia talks about her family and life. She begins talking about her own family first, giving the reader a background from where she comes from. She narrates about how her life is different from real Mexicans, since she is Mexican-American or Chicana for short. Her mother had told her to never marry a Mexican, because it is not the same if you are born here in the US even if your parents are Mexicans. The mother gives Clemencia details of why she should never marry a Mexican, she tell hers; They commit infidelity, they lie, they commit crime, and hurt other women. Clemencia later on describes her life of why she would not get marry, although she wanted at some
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