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Themes & Topics in Sirena Selena

Themes & Topics in Sirena Selena. Julio Rodriguez Jr. & Edward Ortega. Recurring Themes in Sirena Selena. Homosexuality Transgenderism Transvestism Rags to Riches. H o m o s e x u a l i t y. Sexual behavior or desire directed toward a person of one’s own sex Sirena Selena

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Themes & Topics in Sirena Selena

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  1. Themes & Topics in Sirena Selena Julio Rodriguez Jr. & Edward Ortega

  2. Recurring Themes in Sirena Selena • Homosexuality • Transgenderism • Transvestism • Rags to Riches

  3. Homosexuality • Sexual behavior or desire directed toward a person of one’s own sex • Sirena Selena • Was poor on the street; hustling and prostituting himself to men jus to get by • Martha Divine • Pimped trannies outside the Blue Danube club • Hugo Graubel III • Similar to Felix in The Rain God

  4. Transgenderism • The act of identifying with the opposite sex; sometimes surgically alter one’s appearance to appear as a member of the opposite sexTranssexualism) • Martha Divine • Halfway through sex-change process • Has breasts, but still has a penis • Transgendered rights in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic vs. Brazil • Sex Change Teen

  5. Transvestism • The practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification. • Many characters is Sirena Selena are transvestites • Sirena Selena • Martha Divine • Misc. other characters mentioned. • Transformation

  6. Rags toRiches • Martha Divine • Was poor growing up • Married a rich man • Pimping trannies to help pay for her sex-change • Sirena Selena • Was living on the street • Addicted to drugs (cocaine) • Taken in by Martha Divine • Turned into a singing diva

  7. THE END

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