“Mexican on both sides” is a short story written by Sandra Cisneros. Sandra Cisneros is an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and poet. Cisneros is also known for being one of the first Hispanic-American writers who have achieved commercial success.
The short story processes Celaya’s difficulties in finding her own identity, and integrating, since her Mexican-American descent doesn’t allow her to define herself exclusively Mexican or American.
On page 69, lines 9-19, the text begins with the following quote: “Liar/Gossip/Troublemaker, Big-Moth - In Other Words, Storyteller.” Since Celaya herself is the narrator of the text, the quote is supposed to be a warning to the reader, meaning that the content of the text easily could be a lie. Then, in lines 12-15 it says: “You could easily be royalty and poor. You could not have the money for nice clothes and still be better than the rat faced with rotten teeth who spits bad words to you…. You could be under a spell”. Since the narrator just mentions that the reader shouldn’t entirely trust on the credibility of her words, you need to read deeper into the story before you can determine whether her description of herself as being royal, is credible. On page 70, lines 22-24, is written the typical comments she gets in her new school: “Hey, hippie girl, you Mexican? On both sides? You sure don’t look Mexican.
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