10 page essay NO PLAGIARISM

BLAME THE TLAXCALTECS

Time convergence-the article is extraordinary because it speaks of two different worlds. Laura and her cousin husband come from different time in history. In their world, there is war. Citizens especially woman and children are subjected to a lot of suffering. Her fear makes her flee to Nachita’s world where everything is in order and safe. Therefore, she and her lover cousin term this as betrayal because in the other world she is married to Pablo.

Variation in understanding-The characters do not understand Laura’s situation except for the cook-Nachitta. From the beginning she understands the fact that her boss Pablo and the mistress Laura do not belong together. She also understands and believes Laura’s story which appears unbelievable and impossible. Everything that makes sense to her doesn’t make sense to anyone else including Laura; Laura’s husband, mother in-law and the housemaids term Laura as mad.

Cultural diversity- Laura is an Indian married to a Mexican. The two cultures vary in all dimensions especially marriage. According to Indian culture, individuals are allowed to marry their closest relatives such as immediate cousins. Laura terms the Indian man as her cousin-husband. During her questioning by her in-laws concerning the man’s position in her life she does not say anything because she understands how absurd it will sound in the Mexican culture.

Personality-Laura explains that she fell in love with Pablo because he resembled someone she knew. However, everything was a total deception when she realized Pablo and her cousin were two different people. For example, Pablo gets very angry and locks her in the house unlike his cousin-husband. Time difference-Laura cannot keep an appropriate track of time. According to her she is just goes for hours but on her return she is a missing person for days or weeks.