<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Homes on Borders in Chicano Literature

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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In “Borderlands/La Frontera” (1987), Gloria Anzaldúa writes about the “tradition of long walks” (11) across physical and imaginary borders, which defines her...

Homes on Borders in Chicano Literature

Publié en ligne: 05 déc. 2019

Pages: 65 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2019-0008

Mots clés
borders, Borderlands/La Frontera, Chicano literature, fluid identities, House of Houses, The House on Mango Street

© 2019 Gabriela Tucan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Homes on Borders in Chicano Literature

Publié en ligne: 05 déc. 2019

Pages: 65 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2019-0008

Mots clésborders, Borderlands/La Frontera, Chicano literature, fluid identities, House of Houses, The House on Mango Street

© 2019 Gabriela Tucan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
borders, Borderlands/La Frontera, Chicano literature, fluid identities, House of Houses, The House on Mango Street