Director
George Lopez
Leading Actors/Actresses
Yvonne
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Sheila
Genre
Fiction
Language
English
Awards
Latino Spirit Award and California Latino Legislative Caucus Awards
Date of Release
2001
Producer
Ortiz, Raquel
Setting and Context
Set in Oxnard California
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Informative and humorous
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is the Shower Power Hippie Man and the antagonist is Sheila Emmerson.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Chicano women and her role in society. Society oppresses women and denies them freedom of expression.
Climax
The climax comes when Mitchell manages to use her poetry to enlighten society and express her controversial opinions freely.
Foreshadowing
Women’s quest for freedom foreshadows their successful careers in poetry and fiction.
Understatement
The Chicano society understates the capability of a woman.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
Not innovative in filming and camera lighting techniques, but it is exceptionally shot well.
Allusions
N/A
Paradox
The main paradox is that there are many Chicano-Latino leaders in the United States, but they do not value their history.
Parallelism
N/A
