Sor Juana Works In The Garden

Sor Juana Works In The Garden
Fighting an Internal Battle Every person faces a series of internal battles throughout his or her life. These battles can be in the form of a mental illness,
uncertainty, fear, and many more. To overcome these mental battles takes a great amount of mental and emotional strength. In Margaret Atwood's
"Sor Juana Works in the Garden," Atwood uses gardening and poetry to represent the internal battle against society and fear for the future. In Mary
Oliver's "The Journey," Oliver takes a different approach towards representing an internal battle, she writes about the battle of depression. Both "The
Journey" and "Sor Juana Works in the Garden" address internal battles in similar and different ways. Poems can be interpreted in many ways;
however, every reader has their preference. One interpretation of "The Journey" is that it is a story about battling depression. The... Show more content
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"Sor Juana Works in the Garden" and "The Journey" are no exception. Symbolism is used throughout all of the two poems. Both Oliver and Atwood
utilize nature as the most common symbol. "[...] the road full of fallen / branches and stones." (Oliver 21–22) In her poem, Oliver uses nature, such as
branches and stones, to represent obstacles in life. Because "The Journey" is a story of depression, the branches and stones that would normally be a
small hindrance, are very difficult to deal with. However, the persona is determined to overcome his or her depression, for he or she chooses to ignore
the obstacles. In "Sor Juana Works in the Garden," Atwood uses nature commonly found in a garden to represent many different aspects. "You spent
this morning among the bloodsucking / perennials,[...]" (Atwood 15–16) the bloodsucking perennials symbolize the obstacle of the persona's self
criticism. There are many times when nature represents the persona's uncertainty and fear. The two poems are quite similar in the aspect of symbolism
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Research Paper On Sor Juana
Pallavi Pemmireddy
Professor Meredith Benjamin
FYW: Women and Culture
7 November 2017
Research Prospectus:
In this research paper I will focus on Sor Juana's ability to challenge the patriarchal rule in Colonial Mexico through her the patterns language, and the
publishing of her work in order to find out how her writing empowered more women writers. In order to answer my question, I will focus on male
authority and will work to analyze how patterns, rhetoric, and overall publication of Sor Juana's work challenge the power dynamic..The question I
want answer is how Sor Juana's work was able to alter cultural attitudes that did not permit women to pursue education and intellectual exploration. My
argument is that through her critical language and the act of producing her poems Sor Juana is able to challenge the oppressive society run by males
therefore creating a change in the gender norms of her time. This is based off of research of the history of patriarchy in Colonial Mexico, critical
analyses of Sor Juana's writing, understanding of the impact of her writing, and articles suggesting that Sor Juana was influential in altering culture in
Mexico. Particularly, I found it interesting that articles explored her language focusing on the gender role she discusses. In this essay I will explore the
restrictive cultural norms that pushed Sor Juana to enter the convent as a way to continue writing and publish her work and then proceed to analyze
how her writing reflects her

Reply To Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
The seventeenth century in Mexico didn't know anything about equal rights for women. Women devoted their lives to the building of families
and marriage or instead gave their life to God and became nuns. Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz chose to live her life as a nun for different reasons, must
specially because of her desire for the opportunity to study. She expresses this choice in her Reply to Sor Filotea. She defends her own right, as well as
women's rights in general, to pursue a life of education in this response to one of her critics Sor Filotea, whom is believed to be the bishop of Puebla.
Maria Luisa Bemberg also portraits her point of view of Sor Juana's life in the film "I, the worst of all". Sor... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Though the letter has a superficially humble tone, Sor Juana forcefully insists that women have a natural right to the mind. Her use of biblical
evidence to support her call for strong, educated women has earned her recognition for her rhetorical skills. She justifies her theme by speaking of
her own great talents and accomplishments as well as citing Biblical figures. Her work firmly supports her push for women to pursue a secular life,
while staying within the respectful tone. She states the fact that biblical figures and women in the Common Era were leaders and they were never
punished for their intelligence. She mentions various women including Zenobia, the queen of Palmyrians and also a warrior, she was a brave and wise
woman and was admired for her learning and leadership. Sor addresses the fact that without any secular knowledge nobody would be able to understand
God's creations. She defends her writing in general throughout the letter stating that her writings has never been found indecent and was always written
at the request of others. One of the most important reasons she cites is the fact that educated women can teach young girls. She insisted on letting
women educate and serve as teachers, because in the 17th century only men had the knowledge to teach therefore,

Rhetoric Of Silence In Berghuis V. Thompkin
Bell, Shelby. "What Does Silence Signify? Investigating the Rhetoric of Silence in Berghuis v. Thompkin". (2013): 175–193. [Another quintessence of
the applications of the theory of silence as a rhetorical tool are being instigated by Shelby Bell. In her article, she utilizes the most credible rule of the
land: A case of theSupreme Court. Berghuis v. Thompkins shows the disadvantages of silence in communication. As known by their rule, the Supreme
Court held that, despite nearly three hours of silence when they're supposed to talk –interrogation–, Thompkins' short utterances constituted a
confession, and waived his right to remain silent. This article allows to the views on how to analyze situations with the rhetoric of silence since the ...
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Unspoken: A Rhetoric of Silence. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 2004. Print. [Cheryl Glenn's study on silence as a rhetoric is the main idea
behind the research. In her assertion, she appeals to the power of the unspoken word as another form of rhetoric; challenging the norm of speech
being the only form of rhetoric. Moreover, she categorizes the ways silence can be utilized as a rhetorical tool, from oppressive to respectful. Her
study is ideal for the research since it contains the "theory", and opens new doors on the study of silence regarding literary works.]
Glenn, Cheryl, and Krista Ratcliffe. Silence and Listening as Rhetorical Arts. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 2011. Print. [Cheryl Glenn, along with
her co–editor Krista Ratcliffe, explores the ideas of silence even further with the addition of listening as another rhetorical aspect. The work is divided,
and focuses in three different sections: History, Theory, and Criticism. All three sections convey strong cases for overlooked concepts in silence and
listening, their intersections, and forefront of rhetorical arts and

W. E. B. Dubois Sor Juana
Carleigh Bergeman
Professor Nicolas Veroli
Philosophical Perspectives
10 May 2015
(Imagination) Essay 1 Imagination associates our thoughts with our minds. Imagination can take us places and we can create scenarios that are often
incorrect. An imagination can create a picture of something that you have not been able to experience. We imagine what it is like to experience some
places and the sights we would see if we were there. Throughout philosophy imagination is a concept many philosophers ponder as they attempt to find
a more theoretical definition. W.E.B Du Bois, Sor Juana, and Ibn Tufayl, use their definition of imagination to persuade their readers into believing
what they believe. W.E.B. Du Bois defines the ideas of imagination with... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Ibn Tufayl researches this and comes across his own definition of imagination. His research begins with the dissection of the dead bodies. He
comes across a white gas that is released upon death. Ibn Tufayl realizes the gas escaping is the soul therefore meaning there must be a God. After
Ibn Tufayls assumption, he comes to the conclusion that God does exist and all living bodies depend on him for their existence. He says, "Since
matter in every body demands a form, as it exists through its form and can have no reality apart from it, and since forms can be brought into being
only by this Creator, all being, Hayy saw, is plainly dependent on him for their existence itself" (Ibn Tufayl, 133). All living creatures rely on God
for their life. Ibn Tufayl connects imagination with a more mystic approach. He first introduces this theory through the blind child allegory. Here is
saying the child only has four of his senses and that child is able to gain the same knowledge of the outside world as a child who has five senses.
Here he is using a more mystical approach because humans can only believe God exists but here the mystical approach uses the imagination to infer
that God does exist through spirituality. When the child finally gets to experience color he is overwhelmed with joy. He states, "there would be two
great changes, the second dependent on the

A Short Biography Of Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
There were many women in this world that were recognized for great accomplishments that they did. Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz was one of
them. She lived in a time where society didn't view women as intelligent or capable to achieve more other than be a stay at home wife. However,
Sor Juana had the courage to defend and stand up for what she believed in. She is known for being a feminist She set the example for women that
they should fight for their rights and believe that they are equal to men. . Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz was born on November 12, 1651 in San Miguel
Nepantla, Tepelixpa, Mexico. Her mother, Isabel Ramirez was creole and her father, Pedro Manuel de Asbaje was Spanish. Sor Juana was the first
Spanish American woman who was recognized as the greatest poet and writer from Nueva EspaГ±a. She was a self–taught, women's Rights Activist.
Juana was a genius little girl who at the age of three already knew how to read and write. She lived on the 17th Century where most women were able
to get basic education at home such as writing and reading. However, during this time period women were not able to have a higher education such as
go to a University. Only men were allowed to have a higher education. Sor Juana learned how to read and write when her older sister was teach at
home. When she was six or seven years old, she found a University in Mexico City where she wanted to attend. She begged her mother to send her to
Mexico City to live with some relatives, she

The Influence of Sor Juana and Catalina de Erauso on...
Colonial Latin American society in the Seventeenth Century was undergoing a tremendous amount of changes. Society was transforming from a
conquering phase into a colonizing phase. New institutions were forming and new people and ideas flooded into the new lands freshly claimed for
the Spanish Empire. Two remarkable women, radically different from each other, who lived during this period of change are a lenses through which
many of the new institutions and changes can be viewed. Sor Juana and Catalina de Erauso are exceptional women who in no way represent the norm
but through their extraordinary tales and by discovering what makes them so extraordinary we can deduce what was the norm and how society
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When she decided to abandon her vows and run away to America there was still the romantic appeal of an unconquered land, the Spanish Wild West.
There was not much law and order, and the intuitions that contribute to a healthy and thriving society were not yet in place. Yes there were courts,
judges, and the Church but their prestige was much lower than it would grow to become. De Erauso was able to escape the law many times and roam
across vast areas land without much in her way, one hundred years later the established institutions that were just in their infancy during her life would
have probably put a stop to her journey and life much, much sooner. During this time the name of the game was still conquest, and the newly arrived
Spaniards and the Crown were not as enamored with building a civilization as they were with gaining riches and the hidalgo status that went along with
it. Many just expected that they would get rich and return to Spain and this attitude was reflected in the lack of institutions in the society at this time
along with De Erauso's memoir.
The Spanish Crown soon saw this lack of influence and control as a problem and sought for a more involved role in their colonies and began to exert
a more direct influence. They established of the Council of the Indies in 1524 and the two Viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru soon after (Burkholder

The Influences of Sor Juana and Julia de Burgos
The Influences of Sor Juana and Julia de Burgos
Most every human being has encountered a time in their life when he or she has felt suppressed. However, not every person has stood up against the
people and forces that have kept them oppressed. It takes a truly extraordinary person to stand up for their self and to take a stand for the greater good
of others. According to Clare Booth Luce: "courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount." The Mexican writer, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
and the Puerto Rican writer, Julia de Burgos, acknowledged the fact that they were suppressed by the male gender. Sor Juana and Julia de Burgos did
not simply stop at acknowledging the problem at hand. Rather, these two ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In 1669, Juana entered the convent of Santa Paula where she officially became a nun. The convent provided Sor (sister) Juana with the opportunity
to read further and to reflect on her personal life and on society through writing. Besides thorough studying and writing, Sor Juana taught and
directed theatrical performances at the Santa Paula's school for girls (Trueblood 6). As Sor Juana became better known for her writing she
corresponded to intellectuals in Spain and in the Spanish colonies of America. By 1689 Sor Juana wrote the plays: "The Trials of a Household" and
"The Greater Labyrinth is Love" ("Sor Juana's Chronology" 2). Even after Sor Juana died on April 17 of 1695, her writings continued to be published.
Very well–known, the first edition of Volume III of Sor Juana's works was published in 1700 ("Sor Juana's Chronology" 2).
Julia de Burgos faced somewhat more difficult circumstances than did Sor Juana to reach her status as an acclaimed female writer. Referring to
Julia de Burgos, Carmen Delgado commented: "a woman of great sensibility, rebellious spirit, and exceptional intelligence, Julia de Burgos no doubt
felt imprisoned by circumstances" ("Julia de Burgos" 1). Burgos, the first of thirteen children of Francisco Burgos Hans and Paula Garcia de Burgos,
was born in 1914 in the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico ("Julia de Burgos" 1). Unlike Sor Juana, Julia de Burgos' family did not have the means to allow

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Analysis
Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz was a well–known nun who gained prestige challenging the misogynistic and patriarchal male dominance in her writings.
Although Sor Juana was able to take advantage of her prestige and liberation as a nun there were still obstacles that she encountered challenging the
systematic oppression she, along with many woman, faced in Mexico during the 17th century. As much freedom as she enjoyed to be able to indulge
in books and knowledge Sor Juana was aware of her limitations and boundaries in the misogynistic society she lived in. She understood that she
faced two great limitations when it came to being a writer and speaking out against oppressive behaviors. Her two limitations were being a woman
and being born out of wedlock. Rather than look at the limitations that caused Sor Juana to address issues of women being educated and having
equality as submissive and passive I choose to analyze her actions as rebellion and a witty adaptation to address the issues she wanted to address all
while avoiding persecution during the 17th century in Mexico. Although Sor Juana found witty ways to challenge the misogynistic structure of the
church and society she was unable to escape criticisms. Sor Juana was able to find ways to challenge the status quo and argue that woman should be
educated because it was necessity to life itself and to be able to understand the Bible. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This would allow her contest against the church's beliefs that a woman should not be educated to at least be heard and taken into consideration. Sor
Juana not only addressed issues of education but also of equality amongst men and woman by using religion once again. She argued that no man nor
woman should be allowed to interpret or read the Bible without being educated and therefor it was important that they mutually enlighten their

My Favorite Teacher
Green has never been my favorite color, especially if it is someone's last name. Why can it be blue or red? Those are fun and brilliant colors, unlike
green. I was in my sophomore year when I met Mrs. Green, and my very first thought was very depressing. I said to myself, "this is going to be a
long, boring year." Then I realize that I was so wrong to judge someone just by their last name. Mrs. Green, my ten–grade AP Spanish teacher, was one
of the most encouraging teachers I had in my life. She was a strict yet comprehensible teacher, she made a hard worker, and she made me a
stronger student. First, Mrs. Green was the strict teacher I ever encountered, but yet she was the most comprehensible teacher. The Spanish
literature was not easy and yet she would assign us these huge short stories like, "El Sur," by Jorge Luis Borges, or these really complicated poems
like, "Hombres Necios que Acusais," by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. She would make us read these stories or poems at home, then re read them in
front of the class like a presentation. This was a foul because everyone would get nervous because this was very hard Spanish words, so everyone
mumbled with their sweaty palms trying to pronounce the words correctly like this word acusais. To finish, you had to explain everything you read
and made sure everyone understood your point of view. This might sound hard to accomplish, but after you finished Mrs. Green was super
understanding of your point of view. If you were

Sor Juana Ines de La Cruz: вЂњReply to Sor Filotea de La CruzвЂќ
Brandon Keaton
Professor Waltman
World Literature II– Paper # 2
14 September 2012
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: "Reply To Sor Filotea De La Cruz" Reflection paper
Times have changed. As years pass, new laws arise, old ones plummet, some are merely altered but indefinitely, there are constant changes that
bring us here to date. Reading De La Cruz's letter, "Reply To Sor Filotea De La Cruz", made me think more deeply about time and the way it molds us
in a way we cant control. Someone has an idea? Poof! Before you know it, a new law goes into affect and whether it angers or excites people, it
changes society in some way or another. In this reflection of, "Reply To Sor Filotea De La Cruz", I plan to elaborate more deeply on... Show more
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For example, while sitting with some of the other girls of the convent, she notices that they were playing a game and sees something that resembles
the "form of the mysterious ring of Solomon, in which he was able to see the distant splendor and images of the Holy Trinity, by virtue of which the
ring worked such prodigies and marvels. And the same shape was said to form David's harp, and that is why Saul was refreshed at its sound; and
harps today largely conserve that shape." There were a few things about the reading that I didn't exactly enjoy. La Cruz'swriting style is quite different
from most that I have read. Her sentence structure is sometimes very difficult to follow being she incorporates many commas, semi–colons, and
adverbs. This adds length to the, already difficult to understand, sentences and causes me to sometimes forget the subject matter of the actual
sentence. Also, she constantly reminds the Bishop of how insignificant she is and how magnificent he is. I cant tell if she is being serious all the
time or if she is being sarcastic in some of her statements. She also begins a lot of her sentences with the word "and" which I have always been
taught never to do. Never the less, Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz set the bar high during her time as far as dedication to venture outside of the realm of
what was socially accepted and provide proof that women have the same ability to study, learn, and teach as men did. She wrote with such

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Analysis
"Think inside the box, think inside the box!" When we think inside a box we are imitating our capability and limits are view of the world. We are
limited to an area but there were two inspiring females that thought outside the box. This two female had no limits, Frida Kahlo and Sor Juana Ines de
la Cruz where the beginning of feminist movement. They may not be recognized for their people in there years but they did change the view of female
now. They work around what they had and no matter the problem or people around them they would work. Frida and Sor Juana had no space limits
for their art and writing. Frida would paint and Sor Juana would write, these two women where strong because in there year's females were only
allowed to be housewife and they defied that. Frida and Sor Juana are very dedicated women, they were able to mentally make a space for then to
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They stand out and went against the norm. In the beginning of their life line they both were willing to become men so that they can have higher
education and the same opportunity. Sor Juana at her youth ask her mother to dress her as men so that she can learn more, but her mother denied
the question. Frida Kahlo also did something similar. For a family portrait Frida dress as a men and her mother was very angry. These two had no
limits and made anything there space. Even this two women are from different year period, Sor Juana from the 1600s and Frida Kahlo from the
1900s. Having a time gap make them no different, on the other hand they show a lot of thing in common, one and the main one is that they were able
to have no limits in there art and writing. They both made their mental space anywhere and did what they loved. They had their mental space and
there space. Sor Juana became a nun to have the space and the time to read and learn more. Frida Kahlo had her parent house "La casa Azul" where
she move

The Enlightenment By Sor Juana Dela Cruz
The age of the Enlightenment was a period of time where reason and logic ruled the minds of people. There was a scientific awakening in which
people relied on hard evidence and facts more than feelings and emotions. It was a way of thinking outside of what the church says and questioning
religion with counteracting a more evidential belief. The enlightenment age began in the 1700s and continued into the early 1800s. It started in
England and bounced into France, Germany, and other parts of Europe. The ideas of the enlightenment were to focus on reason, willingness to question
authority and tradition, scepticism, dependence upon reason and experience, equality of all people and the scientific method. The common people were
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Throughout the course of history, there has been many struggles in the rights women have and what they can take part in. During the enlightenment
age, women were only used to be barefoot in the kitchen, making food and taking care of the home. The Enlightenment was a good opportunity for
women to change the status quo. Sor Juana Dela Cruz, a brilliant scholar from that time period, was a self taught women who used the enlightenment
to her advantage. She had two choices, either be a wife at home, taking care of the house or be a nun. If she was to choose nun, she would be able to
continue gaining knowledge and studying so that is what she did. "Who has forbidden women to engage in private and individual studies? Have they
not a rational soul as men do?...I have this inclination to study and if it is evil I am not the one who formed me thus – I was born with it and with it I
shall die", said Sor Juana De La Cruz. I believe she is trying to convey that women's minds can be just as sharp as men and some even brighter than
men. If we don't use women in the arts of education, we are only taking away from our own society. The time period that God has placed me in has
a very different outlook on freedom that later eras. I am blessed to say that I can sit in the same room as men and learn the same facts as well as have
the same opportunities, in which i do not take granted

Sor Juana
Paz's Account on the Life and Influence of Sor Juana on Spanish Literature
Sor Juana, or, the traps of faith by Octavio Paz tells the story by, arguably, Mexico's leading literary figure in poetry Octavia Paz, who is
simultaneously the leading essayist of the nation. Paz's subject of choice is fascinating because the character of Sor Juana has been lauded as the
central figure in the Spanish–American literature and a vital cog towards its development during her time. For Spanish–American literature enthusiasts,
Paz has tackled a myriad of elements regarding Sor Juana's life, such as her entrance into the convent, dedication of her poetry to vicereine, and the
impromptu renouncement of the secular letters studies. Paz has divided the book into ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The most remarkable part of the book is the mysterious life decisions that Sor Juana takes throughout her life. Paz's account is one that addresses her
years at the vicegeral court, her strange religious vocation, abandonment of profane and secular material, which was followed by eventual silence. The
book creates an eternally important image of Sor Juana in the context of Spanish literature, as it is an intellectual landmark that reminds
Spanish–Americans of their first poet. Paz's account of Sor Juana is an exemplary method that brings both poetry and history together. The book
shines light on Sor Juana's life and career on the backdrop of historical happenings. Therefore, the book qualifies as a rich portrait in
Spanish–American literature of the intellectuality and viceroyalty of New Spain. Paz has been able to break silence from the past, as he has
awakened a century of words and brought it into life in a critical manner. There is more than enough in the book that alludes to Sor Juana's influence
in the fight for women's equality in the society, as well as intellectual freedom for everyone. For anyone who wishes to delve deeper into
Spanish–American literature, this is an excellent volume to start with because of the preciseness

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
Sor Juana InГ©s De La Cruz was an extremely radical activist for her time. She was known as the "Tenth Muse", the "Phoenix of Mexico" (Harss
pg.6) in many western parts of the world. As a child she grew up with very limited formal education and envied men who were privileged enough to
receive primary education, and access to higher education. Sor Juana was a constant defendant of the rights of women, often coming off as
inappropriate in her occupation as a nun, and women in the Spanish Empire, making her a threat to the man who was trying to gain power at the time
(I deliberately left out his name due to the fact that I felt it would distract from the main person in this– Sor Juana.) Sor Juana was a diverse writer who
often switched styles and genres of writing. However, she is well known for her poems that could, "inspire such tenebrous thoughts in the mind of the
20th–century reader." (Harss pg.3). The scandalousness of her writings are said to be proof of her insanity, and results from the torturous tasks she
would inflict upon herself, which were also encouraged by her confessor at the time in an attempt to, "moderate her zeal" (Harss pg.7).
In contrast, to the educational opportunities we have in our personal present days, Sor Juana was deprived of the knowledge that she undeniably
craved. She was able to teach herself how to read in her grandfather's library at only three years old even though her mother (and primary educator at
the time) was illiterate. While she

Dia Internacional De La Cruz Research Paper
Dia Internacional de la mujer
Throughout history and even today women have suffered for their rights and equality in society. March 8th, International women's day, gives us a much
needed time to sit back and honor the social economic culture and political achievements that women have made around the world.
Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz, originally Juana RamГrez de Asbaje, is a prime example of a strong woman who has faced many obstacles and has
overcome skepticism. Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz is assumed to have been born November, 12, 1651 in Viceroyalty of New Spain which is now
present day Mexico. On the other hand, there is a baptismal certificate that shows her birth could have been in 1648, either way, no scholar is quite
sure when her official

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Essay
Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz was a nun, self–taught student, and a writer of the Hispanic Baroque and the Latin American colonial period. She was as
well an activist for women's rights. Most of her works included a strong female who challenged women's social values. She is said to be the first
published feminist writer of her time. Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz was born as Juana InГ©s Ramirez. She was born out of wedlock to Isabel Ramirez
and Manuel de Asbaje in a village in Mexico. At a young age her father left the family and her mother could no longer care for her, so Isabel
Ramirez was sent to live with relatives. Sor Juana spent a lot of time with her grandfather, Pedro Ramirez. It was in his book–filled house that Sor
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Her desire was "to have no fixed occupation which might curtail my freedom to study". Once in the convent Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz began to fill
her days with reading and play/poetry writing. While being a nun, some of her most famous pieces of work were created. Her most famous poem
"Hombres necios" (Foolish Men) was written while being in the convent. The poem accuses men of the way they criticize women in the most
ridiculous ways. As well as reading and writing, her life as a nun offered Sor Juana the opportunity and the time to teach music and drama to girls
who attended school in Santa Paula. She was also the convent's archivist and accountant. Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz was also an activist for
women's right to education. In her famous Respuesta a Sor Filotea which is also known as the first feminist manifesto, she defends women's right to
education access, quoting Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz "One can perfectly well philosophize while cooking supper". Her Respuesta a Sor Filotea was
what ended her career. Her thoughts on equality, seemed to have offended and scared people because she was forced to stop writing and remain

Analysis Of Arraignment Of The Men By Sor Juana Ines De La...
The poem "Arraignment of the Men" by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a feminist writer and poet of the 17th Century places various accusations on the
men. The accusations are based on the gender bias, sexism and injustice faced by the women of that century. The entire poem is a criticism of the
hypocrisy of men. There are numerous instances in the poem where the poet while accusing the men also justifies as to why she does so. The first
instance is when the poet accuses the men of blaming and judging women solely based on their 'witless' or foolish laws when in reality, it is the men
who are at fault for being wilfully unreasonable. The poem also states as to how the men could possibly imagine that their pleasing words would
pacify the women

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Essay
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz a mind ahead of her times, in a male dominated world where women were excluded from learning higher education and
intellectual aspirations. However her destiny had something prepared for her greater than anyone could have ever imagined. From a very early age
she had this insatiable hunger of learning. She grew up with no father and substituted that need with knowledge. Born in 1651, Sor Juana lived in San
Miguel Nepantla with her single mother and later on moved to Mexico City when she was around seventeen years old. Octavio Paz's book, "Sor Juana
or, The Traps of Faith", is a study of the enigmas that surrounded this young and beautiful woman with amazing intellectual powers but at the same
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She was an intellectual rebel, she did not conform to the established social norms and she stood up to power. During her time at the convent, she
would meet with the brightest minds from around the globe to talk about the many issues that were taking place in society such as scientific
discoveries, women's educational rights, and literature. She became popular and respected in intellectual circles that she was called the Tenth
Muse. Octavio Paz described Sor Juana as being "a true intellectual pugilist" who argued with the elite bishops and Jesuits of that time (Paz 390).
She always kept her good manners but with a sense of irony as well. She professed to be a true follower of Athena and she even said that she
herself was "worthy of the wisdom of Athena" (Paz 389). She always stood her grown and did not hesitate to criticize the sermons of the Jesuits. A
Jesuit is considered to be one of the most highly intellectual minds in the church and outside the church. They are very revered and respected. Sor
Juana did not feel intimidated by their credentials. She was like a fireball. Paz portrays her as a fearless and unstoppable in her intellectual

Sor Juana Religion
Humanity is destined to break free from physical chains of oppression. No matter the time it takes to happen, humanities escape is inevitable. Physical
oppression though is no match for the invisible chains of oppression that religion has wrapped around humanity. It is an ever present force that has not
yielded since its inception. Religious scripture is rich with texts that control the expression of race, gender, and sexuality. When religious scripture
manifests itself in organized religion, it also becomes controlling, as is the case in novels La Repuesta by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and in The
Autobiography of Malcom X as told to Alex Haley. Lastly, it is important to explore the relationship between Abrahamic faiths, and Eastern ones....
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Two important characteristics of Abrahamic faiths are the presence of an omnipotent being, and an afterlife. Both of these characteristics are
fundamental to the control that religion has over its practitioners. All Abrahamic religions provide their believers with very clear moral codes. Jews
have the Torah and its 613 commandments, Christians have Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, and Muslim's have the Five Pillars. Religion makes morality
objective. Nietzsche writes a scathing critique of religious morality when he writes, "This workshop where ideals are manufacturedпјЌ it seems to me
to stink of so many lies" (136). The workshop of lies is reference to organized religions that the interpret the biblical morals and feed them to the
congregation. It is not the average religious believer that interprets and decides what morality is. It is the heads of each church, the religious experts
that deliberate and decide what morality their denomination will believe. And thus this restricts the control one has over their own morality, but also
the freedom one has over their actions. Sartre believes that only atheists truly have freedom of choice. On this he writes, "There is no human nature,
since there is no Gd to conceive it. Not only is man what he conceives himself to be, but he is also only what he wills himself to be after

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Summary
The two poems, "She Complains about Her Fate: She Asserts Her Aversion to Vices and Justifies Her Pleasure in the Muses" and "A Good Face
One Should Choose before Dying Rather Than to Expose Oneself to the Outrages of Old Age," by Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz both discuss the topic
of beauty. Interestingly, the writer of both approach the subject from two different perspectives. They have similarities, both focusing on the fact that
beauty is not everything, but one is viewed in comparison to intellect while the other focuses on the lasting nature of beauty. The first poem, "She
Complains about Her Fate: She Asserts Her Aversion to Vices and Justifies Her Pleasure in the Muses," focuses on beauty and how it relates to
intellect. The poet

Analysis Of To The Gentleman In Peru
Sor Juana again demonstrates her superior knowledge and capabilities in employing complex Latin language into her argument. As suggested by
Stephanie Kirk, "Latin wielded a symbolic power throughout the early modern period" (Kirk 83). Therefore, Sor Juana's use of Latin language when
speaking directly to the patriarchy is ironic as she flaunts her immense knowledge to those who originally restricted her from pursuing education.
Ultimately, Sor Juana's "To the Gentleman in Peru" is a poem filled with critical language and addresses issues of gender roles and the limitations of
"woman" in Colonial Mexico. Sor Juana's poem "Foolish Men" highlights the hypocrisy of men through the use of a condescending tone and the
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Lastly, Sor Juana concludes with, "your arrogance is allied/ with the world, the flesh, and the devil!" (A Sor Juana Anthology 113). Ultimately,
Sor Juana directly refers to men and the patriarchy as evil. This revelation coming from a nun is all the more significant as the church looks down
on both evil and sin. Ultimately, her role allows her more influence and gives more significance to her writing as seen by Sor Juana's uncovering of
the patriarchy as evil and sinful. Sor Juana established herself not only as a feminist voice in Colonial Mexico but also as one of the most
influential writers of her time. Her writing continued to be controversial and, while she wasn't silenced by the convent, the threatened patriarchy
eventually took action. While it is believed that her "writing was an act of defiance" (Bergmann), she also "struggled against the ecclesial authorities
that tried to silence her voice" (Gonzalez 102). Sor Juana was not only brave in her publication of her work and going outside of Mexican printing to
do so (Kirk) but her work was also a direct commentary on the dominant patriarchy of the time. In response to a bishop who wrote under the disguise
of "Sor Filotea," Sor Juana attempted to defend a woman's rights to education for the last time. However, she ultimately faced

Colonial Latin Americ A Strong Gender Hierarchy
Colonial Latin America had a strong gender hierarchy that was maintained through a mix of social and legal control. Spain enacted policies restricting
the immigration of women to it colonies in the Americas. In order to mold colonial society in accordance to the ideals of the family society that
existed in Spain waves of female emigration laws were passed in the 1530s and 1540s. The conditions created for women to emigrate from Spain
created an uneven hierarchy where men held greater autonomy. One–law states that single women could not migrate to the colonies, unless they were
going to be under their father's care because of the crown feared the increasing prostitution epidemic that was prevalent in the colonies. Further laws
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A woman's virtue was a major social control because it was the only guarantee that her child would be of the man's lineage, bloodline, and status. This
was a strict double standard that conceptualizes women as being inferior to men while holding them to a higher standard than men. These social
customs where largely ignored in practice was the colonies were filled with high levels of illegitimacy which never fell below 40% between whites
and mestizos and it was even higher for Native Americans and Africans. Women with status had the means of resisting the patriarchal control. They
could exercise parental control over their children, and estates if their husbands gave them legal consent, they could also freely sell property. They
maintained control of property they held before their marriage and if widowed they received their dowries and a portion of their husbands' assets.
Dowries functioned as insurance for the women incase her husband died. These laws enabled women to inherit and administer properties. This enabled
well off women to use the legal system and the courts to negotiate better terms in the gender hierarchy. Education was also used to perpetuate the
gender hierarchy as women were severely kept out of education. Education

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Research Paper
Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz is the religious name for the woman born in 1651 as Juana Ramirez de Asbaje. She lived and
worked near Mexico City when the area was still part of and controlled by Spain. Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz was not known in her life as a pioneer of
feminism, but her writings have influenced views on women in the church while giving an intellectual identity to Mexico during the time of the
Enlightenment. De La Cruz had several reasons for becoming a nun in the Roman Catholic Church. She had no desire to marry, and she seemed to
enjoy the quiet life that she would have as part of the Lord's community. In her own words, she was interested in the chance to "have no fixed
occupation which might curtail

Sor Juana Figurative Language
In history, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is famously known as a tenth muse. Her poems, essays and dialogues were inspiring to many people during this
time. The two poems, Hombres necios and Sonnet 145 about her portrait portrayed her intellectual ability as a woman, during the mid–seventeenth
century. The poem, Hombres necios reflect Sor Juana's views on men.The poem has 16 stanzas, each stanza consists of 4 lines. Its rhyme scheme at
the end of lines and consonants is abba, as each line contained eight syllables. The figurative language used in this poem are antithesis, parallelism,
metaphor and alliteration. The poem describes how a man should be categorized as foolish by applying the root of their own problems to women. Men
need to reevaluate

Sor Juana Ines De La American Colonialism Analysis
The theme of colonialism has been one that I have found to be particularly interesting. Looking at this theme with a contemporary lens, I think has
caused me to lose sight of what its real intentions were. I believe that this theme was meant to show the people that the taking of these new lands does
not comes easy, particularly when there are people already living there. One thing colonialism always does, is make sure that of it the conquerors are
always glorified, while the conquered are mainly silenced. Colonialism's main goal is the justification of either the enslavement or genocide of
the native peoples, claiming to be saving these natives. As is stated in an online textbook by OpenStax "The exploits of the most famous Spanish
explorers have provided Western civilization with a narrative of European supremacy and Indian savagery. " we see that the reason for
colonialism is to gain power by any means necessary. This is where colonialism does not work for me, it is simply an excuse for their destruction
of a culture. After reading the works of two great spanish playwrights, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in which they use
this theme to drive their plot. These two texts explore colonialism in two very different ways. Loa to the Divine Narcissus by Sor Juana de la Cruz's
play uses religion as the main tool for the Spanish, to colonize the natives. Is Spain Christianity is the driving force behind their culture, and they use
this as their main

Sor Juana In The Film 'I, The Worst Of All'
In the movie I, the Worst of All depicts the life of Juana InГ©s de la Cruz who was a wealthy woman who turned toward the convent in order to
continue her pursuit of knowledge. The movie takes place in the convent in Mexico in the 1600's. She originally was a woman in waiting in the
courts however, she had higher ambitions. Being a women did not allow her to attend University so she became a nun. Sor Juana was very intellect
and her poems where recognized everywhere which the movie shows how her work reached even the Queen of Spain. Even though she was
knowledge for her wit and intelligence through her play and poems she was still discriminated based on her gender. Throughout the film Sor Juana is in
a consent struggle between her and the men

Sor Juana
The lack of inclusion of the work of Dominican women authors into the literary curriculum has served as one of the catalysts of my academic career,
which began at the Universidad AutГіnoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), in the Dominican Republic, as I pursued a Licenciatura en letras. A
concentration in Spanish and Latin–American Literature at CUNY's Hunter College allowed me to delve into the works of writers from the
Hispano–Caribbean. Nonetheless, the majority of these writers were men. As I near the end of my second year of study in the Hispanic and
Luso–Brazilian Studies PhD program at the University of Chicago, I look forward to the opportunity of conducting preliminary research for my
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I believe this is what literature has offered women for centuries: a space of liberty, where they can rid themselves of the veil forced upon them as wives,
mothers, and daughters; a place where they are boundless, their stories immortalized, and their knowledge passed on from generation to generation. The
writings of political and feminist theorists, such as Iris Marion Young, has framed my focus on women's literature. In "Throwing like a Girl: A
Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality", Young argues that "the female person who enacts the existence of women in
patriarchal society must live a contradiction: as human she is a free subject who participates in transcendence, but her situation as a woman denies her
that subjectivity and transcendence." The notion that women's existence in patriarchal society is marked by a tension between immanence and
transcendence is fundamental to my work as it highlights, in the words of Young, that women constitute "the inessential correlate to man ... [being]
both culturally and socially denied by the subjectivity, autonomy, and creativity which are definitive of being human and which in patriarchal society
are accorded

The Answer And La Respuesta Analysis
Although The Answer/ La Respuesta: Including Sor Filotea's Letter and New Selected Poems (English and Spanish Edition.) and The Golden Ass
emerge from very different cultural contexts, they share a key similarities in their treatment of desire as the most legitimate object of desire and love
as figuring as far less significant in relative importance. Though the desire are two different kinds. The desire is the thirst for knowledge in the book,
The Answer/ La Respuesta: Including Sor Filotea's Letter and New Selected Poems (English and Spanish Edition.). In The Answer, Sor Juana writes
the whole letter to suppose her desire for knowledge, "The Answer not only responds to the bishop, it also alerts Sor Juana's circle of friends to the
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The authors writes many different kinds literatures, some literatures are about exploring the world for unknown things, and some literatures are
about showing some people's mind. But the essence of these different kinds literatures are the same that it is people's desire to learn and know the
world. In Apuleius' The Golden Ass, Lucius shows very interesting after he hears the story about the magic from these two travelers, "Already on
tenterhooks, then, as I said, in my hopes and my enthusiasms all at once, I went about sticking my nose into everything I saw, detail by
detail."(The Golden Ass 2:1), and his desire for the unknown power, the magic, push him to get the feeling trip of the magic in his further life in the
book. So Lucius' story is the exploring the world for unknown things. In The Answer/ La Respuesta: Including Sor Filotea's Letter and New Selected
Poems (English and Spanish Edition.), this book is about Sor Juana's mind, she is very lovely to learn knowledge and she hits back at her church in
the literature of disapproval, she embodies the ideological fight for women's liberation, the requirements of gender equality. Although both The
Answer/ La Respuesta: Including Sor Filotea's Letter and New Selected Poems (English and Spanish Edition.) and The Golden Ass, both of the
authors use desire to be the base for their literatures to push the stories developing, especially at the points those can decide the story could be long or
short. At the beginning of Apuleius's The Golden Ass, when Lucius turns in ass, he has many choices to eat fresh flower to help him turn back in the
human, but Lucius's desire for unknown magic stops himself and to watch what can happen in the further. In Sor Juana's literature, she has the choice
to stay in palace and keep far away from the church that against her mind because at 17th century people don't like women learning knowledge. So both
of the two literatures, The Answer/ La

Analysis Of Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
SFII Essay 2 TITLE Q: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF HER SILENCE??? Anachronologically deemed a feminist for her writings, Sor Juana InГ©s de
la Cruz stood in the New World as a defiant, female Catholic. Through her work, she displays her head–strong character, illuminating the hypocrisy that
was flourishing in patriarchal Mexico while simultaneously creating metaphors that clearly showed how she viewed her situation. Moreover, through
extenstive allusions, she displays her aptitude, proving that she had one true love in life: the love for learning. Perhaps doomed from the start because
of her sex, any time Sor Juana delved into her passion she was bound to hear insolence from a traditional member of society, namely the Bishop of
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Obviously more than vexed, and fully aware of who she is writing to, it does not seem likely that such a defiant, head–strong women would aquiese
silence, unless it meant something to her. As she said in her response, silence is not always a lack, or an absence of something– "... though it [silence]
explains a great deal through the very stress of not explaining, we must assign some meaning to it that we may understand what the silence is intended
to say, for if not, the silence will say nothing, as that is its very office: to say nothing... Not speaking is not the same as having nothing to say, but rather
being unable to express the many things there are to say." (5, 7). Thus, Sor Juana was clairvoyant, aware that the Bishop of Puebla was requesting that
she stop writing. Through her words, she was saying that will continue to have purpose and meaning behind whatever would happen. By saying this,
Sor Juana remains out of the Bishop's control: She can be made silent, but the silence does not mean what the Bishop hopes it does. She further disputes
the meaning of silence by writing, "All this demands more investigation than some believe, who... attempt to interpret the Scriptures while clinging to
that Let the women keep silence in the curch... Let the women learn in silence..." She goes on to interpret this quote for her dear reader, stating that this
reasoning is actually beneficial towards the educational rights of women, interpreting it with

Sor Filotea De La Cruz
For the Honors Research Paper, I have selected two readings: To Sor Filotea De La Cruz by Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz and Confessions by
Jean–Jacques Rousseau. These two powerful readings try to defend themselves against dictatorships and close minded people. I will contrast the
readings and compare its similarities. In this research, I plan to understand the persona's voice and their period. Due to both author's creativeness, I
hope to find a few symbolisms and ideals that are still being implemented today. Both stories' personas try to identify themselves as someone worthy of
improvement, in social aspects. However, we might be concern that they might not pursue their known agenda and instead used all wordiness as an
excuse for their actions

Analysis Of Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz And Mary Wollstonecraft
"Whose behavior could be odder / than that of a stubborn man / who himself breathes on the mirror, / and then laments it is not clear?" Man's double
standards and self–inflicted exacerbation of women has been a prominent issue for centuries. Consequently, women have faced marginalization and
oppression throughout the ages. In moments of bravery, exemplary figures have spoken out against this injustice. Two such characters during the
Enlightenment period are Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz and Mary Wollstonecraft. Specifically, Sor Juana's poem "Philosophical Satire" and
Wollstonecraft's piece A Vindication of the Rights ofWoman. Sor Juana speaks to the injustice her gender faces through sharp words which attack the
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Yet, if she gives sway to the plea, she is met with rage against her easiness. Sor Juana questions man's desires, stating that both views cannot be
attained, and one must be surrendered as a result.
Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman addresses the causality between a lack of education and a lack of reasonability. She
advocates for virtue through reason, rather than virtue over reason. Wollstonecraft argues that the minimal freedom of women has limited their view on
life, and thusly, their potential intelligence. In fact, she stipulates "all the difference that I can discern, arises from the superior advantage of liberty,
which enables the former [man] to see more of life." Through this greater exposure to the world, Wollstonecraft argues that man holds greater capacity
for the development of a thoughtful mind. She extends this reasoning when asserts that a female who attempts to grow her intellect is quickly quashed
through deflection to a life of domestic rules and behavior. Wollstonecraft asserts, "if they have natural sagacity it is turned too soon on life and
manners." In summary, this piece of literature contends that women are shaped into subservient individuals who lack the capacity for original thought
and discourse. This is portrayed in her comparison of women to a soldier. "[T]hey may well be disciplined machines, but they seldom contain men under

Sor Juana Inez De La Cruz: A Reflection on the Mexican Poet
A reflection on the Mexican Poet.... CONFERENCE ON SOR JUAN INEZ DE LA CRUZ FOR HISTORY 30/LOPEZ WRITTEN BY LUIS
MALPICA 6/12/2011 The date was Friday May 13, 2011, I was on my way to attend my first conference ever on Sor Juana Inez De La Cruz. Who
is this woman you ask? Good question because as of this date I never heard of her either. As I found out before Juana became Sor, which is sister of
the church in Spanish, she was a highly educated, well read girl, who wrote many poems, and plays, and the biased views current society had on
women, compared to men. She also wrote about the hypocrisy of men who preach goodness and spirituality, but... Show more content on
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While one who has enough intrepid nerve To shrug off risk and seek Apollo 's lair, Then, boldened by desire to govern fate, Conducts the sun
–bathed
rig beyond earth 's curve– Will try it all, be all, go everywhere, Not chose some life–long rut or changeless state. It is clear to see that Sor Juana 's
vocabulary was intense for even the 17th Century. Miss Monsour tried to explain that maybe this sonnet was written at a time when she knew that
society was not accepting of her views as a writer. As Miss Monsour explained that Sor Juana had lots of energy, lack of fear, and a spirit that
would not be broken. All the obstacles Sor Juana had to face with the clergy, society, and the political figures of that time, would keep her strong and
still defiant. Sor Juana chose to live life even with all the obstacles that she was faced with, was better than death. The packet of sonnets that Miss
Mon sour gave out had various interpretations, but in similarity the same message was understood. So why the interest in the sonnets of Sor Juana?
What I found out at the conference is that each sonnet must have had some significant and deep meaning throughout the stages of her life. Whether it
be her failed attempts to find love, or the political leaders forbidding her to write about secular activities, or her life inside the convent, each sonnet
expresses a piece of her that will always have room

Summary Of Accuracy In Island Of The Blue Dolphinss
Accuracy in Island of the Blue Dolphins Accuracy varies depending on the purpose by which an author writes a story. Some authors may choose to
base their story purely on facts, some may stick to being entirely fictional, and the rest pick and choose facts and fiction. Island of the Blue Dolphins
entails the journey of a young native girl, Karana, who becomes stranded on her home island until her eventual rescue. This story in particular is based
on that of a Nicoleno woman, the Lone Woman. However, facts were left out regarding what happened in real life. InIsland of the Blue Dolphins, the
author, O'Dell, inaccurately depicts the Lone Woman's situational, historical, and archaeological relevance. O'Dell undermines the Lone Woman's
relevance in terms of the situations Karana, the main character, faces throughout Island of the Blue Dolphins. Karana watches her father die ,
which is an aspect O'Dell created to develop his story and is not historically evident. O'Dell's personal views of what a mother should be affected
the accuracy of his story because he felt that a mother should not forget her child . This explains why his book shows how Karana returned to the
island for her brother instead of being like the Lone Woman who returned for her child. O'Dell even makes up the concept of public and secret names
, which furthers his inaccuracy because this shows that he added the names as an element to build on the symbolism. Even more so, Captain Baranov's
offer of trade goods

Feminism in Sor Juana Essay
Feminism in Sor Juana
In Estela Portillo Trambley's play Sor Juana the main character Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was considered to be one of the earliest feminists. Sor
Juana's eternal struggles to study and unshakable craving for knowledge and wisdom, from whatever source it may be, support this attribute. In my
opinion however, there are also significant elements of the play that suggest that Sor Juana would not be considered a true feminist. Of these reasons,
there are three major ones that I will analyze. The first reason is that Sor Juana gave up her struggle for the acquirement of knowledge from books and
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This whole progression of events is evidence that Sor Juana was never a true feminist. Although she was an assertive and determined young woman
earlier in life, Sor Juana learned to accept the way the world was, abandoned what feminist ideals she had had, and devoted her later life to pleasing
God and being a good nun.
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, as portrayed in Trambley's play is only concerned with her own desires. She never shows interest in other women's rights and
she never speaks to other
women about the idea of equal rights. She does not encourage her fellow females to fight to attend colleges and learn. It is like to Sor Juana, there is
no such thing as another woman who desires the same things as she. To me this limits the extent to which Sor Juana could be called a feminist. She
never, in any way, attempted to fight for the rights of anyone beside herself, and for no thing besides the freedom to study and become learned. It is
much more applicable to refer to Sor Juana as one of the first in a sort of evolutionary linearity of what finally became feminism. At the low end of
the evolutionary spectrum are characters like Sor Juana. She was forthright and assertive about what she desired, but she lacked the ability or means to
organize or extend her struggle to any topic area that did not directly interest her. When Sor Juana says, "My journey

Sor Juana Essay
Sor Juana Essay Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz was a woman far beyond her years. Living in a time when society was dominated by men, she
disregarded the fact that women during this time were forced to be uncurious objects, whose highest achievement in life was to give birth. Her
relentless pursuit to attain knowledge and defy her culture's standards for women is illustrated throughout her writings. In the readings, ("Response to
the Most Illustrious Poetess Sor Filotes de la Cruz, the three "Romances" and the "Redondillas"), she spills out her beliefs, feelings and pain in forms
of symbolic devices and irony in attempt to erase the differences between men and women as intellectual beings, as well as to argue for a woman's
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Her writings were intended on the pleasures of others, not her own. She also uses sarcasm when stating "I have never deemed myself one who has
any worth in letters or the wit necessity demands of one who could write; and thus my customary response to those who press me, above all in
sacred matters, is, what capacity of reason have I? what application? What resources? What rudimentary knowledgeВ…" "Leave those matters to
those who understand them, I wish no quarrel with the Holy Office, for I am ignorant." (p.11) Sor Juana was very different from the other women
living in Colonial Latin America. She was a woman that strove for more out of life, regardless of gender and social stratifications. Even as a child,
Sor Juana begged her mother to dress her as a boy so she could attend the schools and Universities in Mexico City. She chose to live her life in the
convent, not because of her undying need to study the lord's word, but because it opted her out of the marriage life and allowed her to study and
continue her learning. She wanted nothing to do with the lifestyle of a normal colonial woman and the only "children" that she was interested in
having were her precious library, telescope and other tools of learning. Women of colonial Latin America we seen as objects, that provided a means of
reproduction. Sor Juana greatly disagreed with this and based the majority of her work on this concept.

Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz Summary
Few historical figures from the period of colonial Mexico tower as high as Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz. Sor Juana was a criolla woman who lived from
1651 to 1695. She was born as an illegitimate child but was eventually taken in by the Mexican viceroy's family. A voracious reader as a child, Sor
Juana tirelessly pursued an educating herself. As a young woman, she chose to enter into the cloister so that she could avoid marriage and thus devote
herself to her scholarship. She became a prominent writer and her works were widely read in both New Spain and Spain. However, in 1990 she
published one of her most famous works: "Reply to Sor Philothea". This critique of a sermon written by a prominent member of the Church
proclaimed the ability of women to participate in intellectual pursuits. Facing intensifying pressure from the Church, Sor Juana publically renounced
her work before her death in 1965. Sor Juana's story was shaped by the societal rules governing gender, race, and class during Mexico's colonial period
and, despite the effort of many to consign her voice to oblivion, she holds tremendous influence upon modern Mexican culture and feminist thought.
Sor Juana's identity as a woman both shaped her life and defined her work. She was barred access to a formal education due to her gender and had
limited autonomy regarding what the choices she could make for herself as a young woman. Scholars note that, "[d]ue to her aversion to marriage, Sor
Juana's only other

Machismo In Mexican Culture
Machismo, or male chauvinism, is a concept that characterizes many Latin American male behaviors, most importantly those associated with
masculinity and pride. This concept, most likely introduced to New Spain by Spanish conquistadors who embodied these traits, was then adopted and
integrated as a part of Mexican culture going forward. Because of male masculinity prevailing over feminine traits during the 17th century, misogyny
and the oppression of women became a norm in Mexican culture. Struggling to be valued in Mexico, women turned to literature and art to voice their
opinions and expose the machismo in Mexican culture. Through literature and art, is where feminism in Mexico arose and is continually strengthen in.
This paper will discuss the ways in which Mexican feminist literature and art over time have exposed and challenged machismo, misogyny, and the
Mexican patriarchy since the Spanish Conquest.
One of the most important and controversial figures in Mexican history and literature is La Malinche. La Malinche, also known as Dona Marina,
Malintzin Tenepal or Malinalli, played a significant role in the Spanish Conquest as translator and political mediator to HernГ n CortГЁz. Although her
importance in the conquest is undeniable, her depiction in literature and as a woman have been up for debate and the interpretations of her have
influenced Mexican feminism. The two well–known interpretations of Malinche's story are polarized interpretations of the historical figure and

Comparison Of You Foolish Men And A Vindication Of The...
Albeit You Foolish Men, by Sor Juana InГ©s de la Cruz and A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, by Mary Wollstonecraft are both in defense of
women, they are very different from one another. The issues in You Foolish Men are still happening in the twenty
–first century. Sor Juana InГ©s de la
Cruz in the poem, You Foolish Men, suggests that men lay unnecessary guilt on women, when, in reality, men should be blaming themselves. Sor Juana
supports her argument by explaining how men mistakenly blame women. The author's purpose is to point out the ways men complain so that women
are never capable of pleasing them. The author writes in a sarcastic tone for men to see how they mistreat women. Mary Wollstonecraft, in A
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Life in the 1600s – the time period in which You Foolish Men was written– did not stray far from the traditions of women being inferior to men.
Women relied on their husbands and fathers for nearly everything. Most girls in the 1600s only received a minimal education, whether it be at home or
in an elementary school. While women were expected to do housework, wealthy women were somewhat exempt due to their prosperity. The 1700s–
when A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written– did not differ much from the 1600s. The 1700s is popular for the signing of the Declaration
of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787, but women were not involved in either aspect. Despite that many women had served as
laundresses, cooks, or nurses as they followed their husbands in the army, it appeared that a females only place in politics was in the policy of
republican motherhood – the concept that it was a mother's job to raise her children with values representing the new form of

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