Explain the concluding paragraph to Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman”—what i

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Explain the concluding paragraph to Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman”—what is the author’s purpose, intention, and idea here? what effect does this last paragraph have on her entire discussion? Write your own full paragraph (at least five sentences). Post your response. Post a comment on someone else’s response.
Explain the concluding paragraph to Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman”—what is the author’s purpose, intention, and idea here? what effect does this last paragraph have on her entire discussion? Write your own full paragraph (at least five sentences). Post your response. Post a comment on someone else’s response. The Myth of the Latin Woman: Ijust Met a Girl Named María JUDITH ORTIZ COFER UDITH ORTIZ CoFER (b. 1952) was born in Puerto Rico but moved to the United States as a small child. She grew up living mainly in Paterson. New Jersey, but made frequent extended trips to Puerto Rico, attending schools in both locations. This "commuting," and the tensions between life on the island and life on the mainland, informs much of Cofer's work. A writer who publishes in many genres, Cofer is Regents and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia. at ry eat The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named María," first published in Glamour magazine, appears in her collection of short stories, essays, and poems The Latin Deli: Telling the Lives of Barrio Women (1993). The Latin Del describes the lives of the women and the other children Cofer grew up with in El Building, an apartment complex in Paterson, New Jersey. The women shared memories of similar lives in Puerto Rico, which helped them form close emotional attachments in New Jersey. In this selection, Cofer moves away from her childhood narratives and shares with the reader instances of prejudice she experienced as an t. In numerous examples readers see how these encounters, even when no harm was intended, are enduringly painful for her. UN A BUS TRIP TO London from Oxford University where I was earn- ing some graduate credits one summer, a young man, obviously fresh trom a pub, spotted me and as if struck by inspiration went down on Ihns knees in the aisle. With both hands over his heart he broke into an "The Myth of the Latin Woman: I lust Met a Gil Named Maria" from The Latin Deli by Judith Ortiz Cofer of The University of Georgia Press. Copyright © 1993 byJudith Ortiz Cofer Reprinted with permission

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In the ending of the essay, the author concludes that she has been among the privileged Latin women to have received an education and gained an entry and acceptance into the mainstream society. Her upbringing has had allowed her to break free from the stereotypes long attached to her community. However, she acknowledges that many other women have not received the same opportunity and still face constant struggles owing to their racial heritage. Her final statements point us to a prayer offered to God, asking him to relate to his “brown daughters” (Latina women) as an Anglo-God with a Jewish descent. She also states that much more than hoping that God maybe omnipresent, she prays that he is bilingual, to be able to at the very least, hear and comprehend their prayers.

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