How do you feel about how the men in all three stories treat the women? Using a Feminist lens, are any of the women empowered in “Otravida, Otravez,” “Flaca” or “The Pura Principle”? If so, in what way? If not, explain the limits of their power in the story. 2. What is Diaz saying about young, Dominican immigrant women in the US? What are their struggles and how are these different from Dominican men? 3. What is Diaz critiquing about race and interracial relationships based on the story “Flaca”? How could this connect to Critical Race Theory?
