The ladies in her classes loved to speak to Caridad in broken Spanish, to show her they were comfortable with her ethnicity despite the paleness of their skin and the wealth of their husbands.
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In Roxane Gay's "Difficult Women," the character Caridad finds herself in a unique social dynamic within her classes. The women she teaches, who come from affluent backgrounds, make an effort to connect with her by speaking in broken Spanish. This gesture highlights their desire to embrace her cultural background and to demonstrate their comfort with her ethnicity, despite their own privileged circumstances.
This interaction symbolizes the complexities of identity and belonging,...
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