2. Body Image
Points of Conversation: Quotes:
Carmen (Mother):
Pressures of the Use of “Fatty”
white societal image “You‟ll never fit into that”-in relation
to the size 7 dress
pushed upon other “Look at you, you look awful”
“She‟s bigger than the cake”
cultures “You would look beautiful without
all that fat”
Importance of image
Ana:
in relation to marriage “I don‟t lie on applications, except
for my weight”
(Ana) You look just like “Why should anyone tell me what I
us (Carmen) Yes but I‟m should look like, what I should be,
there's so much more to me than
married just my weight”
Pancha:
“Like my grandmother used to say,
„There's no better dressing than
meat on the bones”
3. Family
Quotes: Points of Conversation:
“This is what happens Garcia house as a
to people who don‟t Matriarchy
listen to their mothers”-
decapitation Comparison to other
“A man wants a virgin”-
cultures
A mind and thoughts Importance of
are silly notions marriage and settling
“A mother knows the down
right man for her Family Values
daughter”
“A grandmother is what
I should be at this age”
4. Stereotypes
What are some of the stereotypes you found in
the movie
Think of the character‟s traits, jobs, education, etc.
Is the movie attempting to demonize a certain side
of the culture or merely replicate it?
Keep in mind those producing this movie were mostly Latino
5. Message of the Movie
America in Real Women
Have Curves: America Today:
Editor's Notes
Have you felt pushed by your family/culture to get married/start a family? Do you think that if you were put in Ana’s position that you would have the same courage/confidence to step up to your mother?
How do you think Carmen would have reacted to meeting Ana’s boyfriend? Would the reaction be different because he is white?
Is the message lost due to America’s transformation? What about other cases like Jennifer Hudson?