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MODESTA GOMEZ

Modesta Gomez perfectly examines the vital issue of race and gender and how they have led to the development of different social class and alienation. The book is written using different styles such as vivid description that allows readers to visualize the exact setting of the scenes. Moreover, the book uses symbolism to reveal important themes such as racial discrimination and prejudices that used to occur in the past.

Modesta Gomez is portrayed as a young woman who is looking for a better life. She goes to the home of a wealthy couple, the Ochoas. She is surprised by the lifestyle of the family and although she is welcomed she still does not feel comfortable. This shows that there is a divide between the wealthy who occupy a higher social class and the poor people who are in the low class. At night Modesta Gomez dreams that she is a lawfully married wife of an artisan. She visualizes a quiet life in the outskirts of the city as she sleeps.

Modesta Gomez faces a lot of ridicule and rejection at the home of the Ochoas. She is accused of having an affair by Ochoa’s youngest son, Jorgito. The author also employs the style of suspense. The reaction of Jorgito’s father does not show directly thus leaving readers guessing whether Modesta Gomez will be chased away by the host family.

This book further continues to give an account of the problems faced by Modesta as she struggles to survive in a society where inequality and gender discrimination is widely practiced. Indeed, Modesta Gomez is a literary masterpiece that is timeless and is relevant even in the contemporary society.