Homes on Borders in Chicano Literature
Abstrak
In “Borderlands/La Frontera” (1987), Gloria Anzaldúa writes about the “tradition of long walks” (11) across physical and imaginary borders, which defines her Mexican-American people. The borderland is both a space of transit and a state of transition from where the Chicanos venture into unknown territories. Their identity is constructed around and across space(s). In this paper, I seek to examine the Chicanos’ fluid spatial identity in their searches for a real home, in Pat Mora’s “House of Houses”, Sandra Cisneros’ “The House on Mango Street”, Gloria Anzaldúa’s “Borderlands/La Frontera”. I argue that in these literary and autobiographical works, the cosy domestic home is impossible to find because of constant displacement and imposed mobility.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
Tucan Gabriela
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.1515/rjes-2019-0008
- Akses
- Open Access ✓