‘Oh Lord, I want to be white’: The Ambivalence of mulatez in Carmen Colón Pellot's Ambar mulatto.

Examines the ambivalence of mulatez in "Ambar mulatto," a collection of poems written by Carmen Colón Pellot. Rhetorical treatment of mulatez as metaphor; Characterization of the mulata and her white counterpart in her poems; Details of Colón Pellot's discrimination between mulatto and black.

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Published in:Bulletin of Latin American Research Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 465 - 475
Main Author: Rosegree-Williams, Claudette
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2003
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