"MALINCHE"
[Excerpt]
by: Laura Esquivel
(Mexico)
Words could be weapons, the finest of weapons." This is what I've learned from the story. "MALINCHE." I do believe in this saying as it was proven by Malinali and even in real life . In this story, Malinali was a girl who was called as " The Tongue". It was an enormous responsibility for being the translator of both the Mexicans and Spaniards. She had the power to control information, and it was said that whoever controls meaning, acquires power. She can control the situation, she can ever cause a war to both nations. This can happen in everyday lives. For example, I may cause a problem at home. I may lie to my parents that I haven't done it but my siblings did. And as being the elder sister , I have the knowledge of the right words to convince my parents that my little brother did who was clueless. And so this really prove that words are powerful, and the one who controls information has the power. So let us use word wisely, let us think first before we say things.
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