Latin American Women And Colonial Structures

Latin American Women and Colonial StructuresStudent’s NameDepartment, Institutional AffiliationCourse Code: Course NameInstructor’s NameDue DateLatin American Women and Colonial StructuresThe objectification of women in colonial Mexico is one feature which stands out regarding the life of Sor Juana as biographers question her decision to join the convent despite being loved for her physical attractiveness as opposed to mental attainments. Some of her contemporaries insist that her decision to leave the courts and join the convent in 1667 could have been underscored by an unhealthy love affair. Despite the defining poverty and need for identity, Juana had a remarkable personality, and her love for learning enabled her to challenge existing norms. Immorality and depravity defined the colonial period in which Juana lived, and this is one of the reasons why she joined the convent. As Schons (1926) notes, the civil government could not interfere, a reason why the church was forced to combat the veil by establishing convents that would serve as a safe haven for women. However, the church also held a medieval view of women, that they were evil and therefore destined to serve as a temptation to man (Schons, 1926). It