Belonging: Love and Identity in Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories

This essay focuses on “Never Marry a Mexican”, a short story that features the core themes of the collection "Woman Hollering Creek and other stories". The analysis of Clemencia, as well as the comparison to other two characters from the collection, demonstrates how the complex identities in the book imply a number of sub-identities and labels interacting with each other; all forms of love represent another vital element in the process. It also shows how most female characters are built upon models originating from Mexican folklore.