How arrendondos story the shunammite critiques

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Question: Show how Arrendondo's story "The Shunammite" critiques both the traditional status of women in Mexican (and Western?) culture and the role of institutional religion in maintaining those values. How convincing are Luisa's suffering and self-loathing as arguments against traditions that limit and constrain women? To what extent does this story "speak the truth" about women, family, and traditional religion?

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