Author (s)

Date, historical context

nationality and ethnicity of author, place of publication

roles of la Malinche (primarily lover, translator, mother…)

Malinche as victim or agent? (does she have and exercise choice?)

If victim, Victimized by whom?  If agent, for whom does she act?

Malinche as positive or negative figure?

Implied Readership

Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Latin American Independence and consolidation