In the book “The Legacy of Americo Paredes” the author Jose Lopez Morin described the experiences of Americo Paredes a Mexican American whom was a great asset to the Chicano Folklore and the Mexican American history. The book focused on Americo Paredes work which eventually led to the challenge of Mexican American stereotypes since the U.S literature had annotated for many years otherwise. The book is organized in five different chapters, which emphasize The Lower Rio Grande, His Life and Work, With his Pistol in His Hand, Toward New Perspectives in the Folklore and Cultural Anthropology, and the conclusion. Jose Lopez Morin supported the book argument by using literature, life experiences, and stories as references in supporting his focus of demonstrating Mexican American experiences. The book focused on three different themes which are the American conquest, Texas rangers, and stereotypes which help demonstrate the Mexican American experiences through their lenses.
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Europeans had their own perspective about the Mexican American, the reason they were portrayed as savages in films. “At a point Gregorio Cortes is pictured as a savage, long- haired and dirty, unable to speak, and eating his food like a caveman”(95). In the work that Americo Paredes focused on he used his knowledge and knowledge to challenge such stereotypes. By demonstrating that placing focus on one perspective is not realizable, but the use of songs, tales, and facts coming from a different perspective gives a clearer image of the true history. In bringing light to the new perspective of history, was not commonly accepted. Jose Lopez Moring explains how this new perspective being told by the research of Paredes was not accepted, when Paredes tried to publish his book “With a Pistol in the
The history of El Rio Grande connected with the American …show more content…
Europeans had their own perspective about the Mexican American, the reason they were portrayed as savages in films. “At a point Gregorio Cortes is pictured as a savage, long- haired and dirty, unable to speak, and eating his food like a caveman”(95). In the work that Americo Paredes focused on he used his knowledge and knowledge to challenge such stereotypes. By demonstrating that placing focus on one perspective is not realizable, but the use of songs, tales, and facts coming from a different perspective gives a clearer image of the true history. In bringing light to the new perspective of history, was not commonly accepted. Jose Lopez Moring explains how this new perspective being told by the research of Paredes was not accepted, when Paredes tried to publish his book “With a Pistol in the