Arráncame la vida, de Ángeles Mastretta: reimaginar a la mujer en la literatura

Abstract

The novel Arráncame la vida, by the mexican writer Angeles Mastretta, is an example of literature that proposes new ways of imaging the woman and, as a consequence, the social relations. This article analyzes this novel from the perspective of today´s separating discourse of patriarchal culture and the social imaginary vision.