In "La Ofrenda", Octavio Pav is quoted at 47:49, to say "In its celebration, a culture steps outside time." Where else do we see celebrations that seek to overcome death itself? Where in America is La Ofrenda most celebrated?
At 4:53, there is a Octavio Pav quotation that dives into the difference between how Mexicans and others view death. Death is endeared and turned positive through celebration. How do you feel this characterization of death impacted Chicano/a's outlook on life and social movement participation?
What cultural aspects of Chicana life make Chicana thinkers more suited or motivated to make those additions to "the development of more egalitarian notions of gender, sexuality, family, community, spirituality, and society" (Perez 10)
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