ENGL 246-Lee-Caramelo

As I'm rereading Caramelo, I'm struck by how important the creation and telling of family stories is in this novel. In particular, the second part of the novel seems a combination of these snippets of family lore that Lala has heard woven with the creative elements of her own fiction. Truth gets stretched to create the myths of the Reyes family.

In what ways to you see Cisneros stretching storytelling and family history? Are there chapters or sections that you think work to help you understand how important she finds storytelling, myth making and fictionalizing?

M. Lee