Insight on Latinos’ social place in the American society

She discusses the lives of two generations in America, the first and the third generation. She claims that the prestigious lives of third generation Latinos cover up for the poor lives of the first generation group. Rosie Molinary’s book, ‘Hijas Americanas’ describes the life of Latinos in the United States. She highlights the challenges, which Latino women face while struggling to cope with two cultures. The movie ‘Frida’ illustrates the life of a Mexican artist known as Frida Kahlo. It focuses on the enduring strength of the artist and the significance of her paintings. Her paintings had bold colors to reveal the mood while doing each piece; for instance, she used yellow to show madness and leaf green to show sadness. The movie also uses vibrant colors to add emphasis on the artist’s paintings; on the other hand, Julie Taymor, the movie director, uses the paintings to make the audience understand the artist’s inspirations (Kettenmann and Frida 62). Through the analysis of the movie ‘Frida’, and the books ‘Latino Spin’ and ‘Hijas Americanas’, the life of an American Latino is revealed.Latinos in America have a common background, but they do not have similar lifestyles. According to Davila, American Latinos are not a homogeneous group since they also have boundaries. They belong to different generations, the first and the third generation, whereby the former live in poverty while the latter live luxuriously. There are many studies that prove that Latinos are part of the middle class; however, none of the studies mentions those Latinos who struggle to get their daily bread. Some Latinos are familiar with the English language and can speak better than the Americans; however, there is a generation that knows nothing about English. They have a thick accent of their native language. Latinos are not the new Republicans, but a group of people who represent the newest swing vote in America. Bush and Kerry used Latinos to increase the magnitude of Republican votes. These politicians highlighted the generalized attitude of Latinos in matters concerning abortion, homosexuality and other religious matters (Kettenmann and Frida 39). Politicians used these tactics to show how they valued the political concerns of the Latinos. Policies were advertised in numerous venues to suite each group. All advertisements in Spanish-only media were done in Spanish so that those who did not understand the language would not comprehend what the candidates talked about.Latinos still face discrimination in the United States. Davila claims that phrases such as ‘Give America back to America’ are two sided since one phase praises the Latino group, while the other demands that Latinos should give back what belongs to America. The phrase also suggests animosity between Americans and Latinos. It points out that the non-assimilated Latino group is pulling down America’s social status. Such phrases also compel Americans to look down on Latinos because the latter group has a high number of primitive people. American Latinos are not a pure breed since they are multiethnic offspring who are struggling to …