ENGL 2423 Chapter : Folk1
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Race was not exactly considered a negotiated topic in havana around this time but nonetheless was something people viewed as already understood. Towards the beginning of the novel, few background details are given about vald s such as the small pranks she may have pulled during her childhood, insight on what a typical day might be for her, etc. Valdes was one of the few characters that understood but didn"t respect the whole idea of social status. Even though she was considered a freed person of color, she viewed the idea of having elite social circles as a subject of pure unimportance. Find a quote and discuss what we learn about her from it. The most notable thing about the character cecilia vald s was that she was a beautiful light-skinned mulatta who was chastised and never accepted by her true family for simply being a woman of color.
