MALINCHE
by: Laura Esquivel
(Mexico)
The story of Malinche is about the translator who named Malinalli. She wrote this because is to show Malinalli if she a good translator or interpreter . Her life is not easy as the tongue or translator of her master and she need to translate the word clearly.She is Cortes lover . She also become a traitor for the Mexico in the reason that she helps spaniards. "Through the eyes of the historical native woman of the novel's title, Esquivel (Like Water for Chocolate ) reveals the defeat and destruction of Montezuma's 16th-century Mexicas empire at the hands of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.These countries have been colonized and have sought independence for years. ... Both countries – Mexico and the Philippines – were conquered by Spain. From native beginnings that were far from those of the Europeans – overnight, they were forced to conform to their Spanish norms".
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