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Faith, Hope and Service in Denise Chávez's Face of an Angel

Faith, Hope and Service in Denise Chávez's Face of an Angel

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Faith, Hope and Service in Denise Chávez's Face of an Angel

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Faith, Hope and Service in Denise Chávez's Face of an Angel

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Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association

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Rocky Mountain review of language and literature, 2007-04, Vol.61 (1), p.51-72

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English

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Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association

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Denise Chávez's "Face of an Angel" navigates a difficult path celebrating service in a tradition--Chicano Catholic culture--that often valorizes the complete effacement or the martyrdom of women. The novel's protagonist wants to reject the traditional "angelic" role of a woman in a male-dominated culture and religious tradition while embracing the...

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Faith, Hope and Service in Denise Chávez's Face of an Angel

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_20058143

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_20058143

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0361-1299

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