REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

Body Image

Points of Conversation: Quotes:

Pressures of the

white societal image

pushed upon other

cultures

Importance of image

in relation to marriage

(Ana) You look just like

us (Carmen) Yes but I‟m

married

Carmen (Mother): Use of “Fatty”

“You‟ll never fit into that”-in relation to the size 7 dress

“Look at you, you look awful”

“She‟s bigger than the cake”

“You would look beautiful without all that fat”

Ana:

“I don‟t lie on applications, except for my weight”

“Why should anyone tell me what I should look like, what I should be, there's so much more to me than just my weight”

Pancha: “Like my grandmother used to say,

„There's no better dressing than meat on the bones”

Family

Quotes: Points of Conversation:

“This is what happens to people who don‟t listen to their mothers”-decapitation

“A man wants a virgin”-A mind and thoughts are silly notions

“A mother knows the right man for her daughter”

“A grandmother is what I should be at this age”

Garcia house as a

Matriarchy

Comparison to other

cultures

Importance of

marriage and settling

down

Family Values

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

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