Rhetorical Analysis of Myth of the Latin Woman I Just Met a Girl Named Maria by
Rhetorical Analysis The hardships that Judith Ortiz experienced through her story “Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” are the definitions of culture. ... In the way that some see her Latin background, they judge it with obviously little knowledge of her cultural realities. In the first instance that Cofer tells about where she is offended, there is a young man on bus and from the pub, he proclaims his version of West Side Story’s “Maria”. ... The man, seeking attention, sought a means to communicate with her, noticing her Latin persona decided to portray her as Rita Moreno. Thus having no respect for himself and Judith who feels that “Maria” follows her wherever she goes.