Luis Valdez/Los Vendidos How Does Essay

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The servile quality of this white-influenced stereotype is further reinforced by the idea of Mexicans being 'sold' like used car models -- this shows how dehumanized Mexican-Americans are in white society, as they are treated like laborers, not as individuated human beings, and how the concept of a type of Mexican is indeed a 'model' -- another word for a stereotype.

Johnny embodies the fears of white society -- that Latino men are more sexualized than white men, and more violent. The Mexican-American is a Republican fantasy, a man who can eat Mexican food at a political meeting for show, but prefers sipping martinis. And the migrant is another fantasy, a man who does not mind his submissive lot in life and is glad for what he is given by whites. The constructed nature of these types is shown by the plot of the play, as a Hispanic secretary from Governor Reagan's office tries to hide her Mexican identity when she is 'shopping' for a Mexican to include in the administration, presumably to divert bad publicity.

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This demonstrates political tokenism at its worst, and the hypocrisy of people who claim to be 'friends' of Mexicans but do not really seek to understand them as culture, or as people.

As the play wears on, and the stereotypes grow more exaggerated, the audience is forced to question their assumptions and wonder if they see Mexicans in the same light as they are being portrayed. They are forced to look behind the stereotypes after watching the play and see humanity behind the dehumanized 'model.' By watching the play the viewer his forced to confront his or her own assumptions, and to challenge the models in his own mind, rather than pretend such stereotypes do not exist......

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