Abstract
This creative non-fiction piece written in Spanglish is called "Simón.” The overarching themes of this story are death, spirituality, animals and pets in a non-conventional American family raised in Mexico. The narrative voice in this piece provides a unique perspective broadening dialogue(s) on Mexican American identity.
Highlights
This creative non-fiction piece written in Spanglish is called ‘Simón.’ The overarching themes of this story are death, spirituality, animals and pets in a non-conventional American family raised in Mexico
Una vez en el Grand Canyon mi tía, mi mamá y yo estábamos manejando de noche and it could have been the Enigma soundtrack playing in the background or the intense emotions we felt during the day: quien haya ido al Canyón del Colorado sabe lo que es enfrentarse con esas vistas y a ese viento that strips you down to your core
Most of my favorite family stories involve animals somehow: there’s the one about the hairy wood rat that crawled down my mom’s nightgown as they tried to shoo it from the house; the snakes that would swim by as my parents skinny dipped in Table Rock Lake as newlyweds; el del zorrillo que nos meó a Brenda y a mí, el del tlacuache que nos veía cenar noche tras noche por las ventanas del comedor; or the coyote that kept coming back for Piti’s chickens
Summary
This creative non-fiction piece written in Spanglish is called ‘Simón.’ The overarching themes of this story are death, spirituality, animals and pets in a non-conventional American family raised in Mexico. White priviledge a todo lo que da. Una vez en el Grand Canyon mi tía, mi mamá y yo estábamos manejando de noche and it could have been the Enigma soundtrack playing in the background or the intense emotions we felt during the day: quien haya ido al Canyón del Colorado sabe lo que es enfrentarse con esas vistas y a ese viento that strips you down to your core.
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