Malinche
By: Laura Esquivel
(Mexico)

The reason why Laura Esquivel wrote MALINCHE is to show what Malinalli needed to translate the word clearly to Cortes her lord. Malinalli have a enormous responsibility and she didn't want make a mistake or misinterpret to translate a complex ideas from one language to other languages.  Being a tongue or translator is a great duty for Malinalli because she encountered many languages but somehow she did not feel up on her task as "the tongue". when Malinalli translating she let her self guide her feelings to bear her responsibility, but she discovered  when she translating she controlled the situation and she felt that finest weapon is the words she give.