Woman Hollering Creek




Woman Hollering Creek



Woman Hollering Creek

In describing "Women Hollering Creek," Sandra Cisneros uses hidden examples to show the pain, anguish, and despair a battered woman feels. The misleading images of the passions people have on the telenovas show us a glimpse of the life Cleofila wishes to lead. The constant fascination Cleofila has of the arroyo, which legend says is haunted by women who lived tragic lives. This fascination shows us the longing she has to yell out and tell us her pain, as did the woman in the creek did (Sandra Cisneros, 1992).

The passions seen on the telenovas by ...
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