文档介绍：: Latina Voices
Feminist Ideology Expressed in Latina Works
The feminist ideology is a dynamic and developing notion throughout various works such
as novels, art, and film. Moreover, feminist ideals vary depending on the culture or society it is
associated with. For example, the development of feminism in western countries is considerably
different from the development in the eastern world. While feminist ideals in western culture
often involves the redefining the role of the women in the workplace, feminist ideals in the
eastern hemisphere often center around the ability of repressed women to break free from their
oppressor and allow self-expression. In Latina culture, the feminist ideology is also distinctive in
its own way. Often times Latina voices pass a variety of feminist ideologies that must be
given its own set of criteria. Although this criterion is still broad and dynamic even within the
context of Latina culture, there are three main spheres in which feminism can be expressed
within selected works. The feminist ideology is often expressed with respect to a woman’s desire
to work in a traditional male dominated role, her interest in a romantic relationship with a
forbidden person, and her rebellion against an oppressor in her life. These three criteria are not
exclusive to Latina feminist ideology but pose a large part of the doctrine. There
are four specific works that can be placed on a spectrum of varying degrees of feminist ideology
based on these three criteria set forth: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, Dreaming in
Cuban by Christina Garcia, Real Women Have Curves by Patricia Cardoso, and Girl Fight by
Karyn Kusama. The first two works are novels (Like Water for Chocolate has also been adapted
into a film) while the last two pieces are films. Regardless of the mode of expression, these
works all lie along a spectrum of feminist ideology according to the three criteria that are
essential