Disrupted Flow in Anzaldua's Genre Switching (duplicated)

Gloria Anzaldua's different use of genre, although a good idea in theory,

disrupts the flow of the novel. The constant changing of genre makes it difficult for readers

to fully grasp what she's trying to convey. She constantly switches genres from poetry,

autobiography, academic essay, mythology, and creative non-fiction. She demonstrates

throughout the essay, one example being on page 34-35, she writes, "Dead,

the doctor by the operating table said. I passed between the two fangs,

the flickering tongue. Having come through the mouth of the serpent, swallowed,

I found myself suddenly in the dark, sliding down a smooth we surfact down down into an even