Living in the mountainous region of Guerrero, in South West Mexico, is not easy. Flowing the mass departure of husbands and brothers to America, women are left exposed to the dangers posed by the drug lords: they steal the girls, traffic then and abuse them. In response, the characters in the novel Prayers for the Stolen by. Jennifer Clement, are forced to survive emotionally. Not only do women disguise their little girls as boys but also dig holes for hiding from unknown vehicles heading their way. The grown women are forced to be ugly so that they may look unattractive since “the best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl” ( Clement, 2015 ). Ladydi is supposed to either get pregnant or face the wrath of her stressed mother- her mother, a stressed alcoholic has been betrayed by her husband despite her effort in providing for the family. However, Ladydi grabs the opportunity for working as a nanny despite the challenges. Completely
Socially, beauty was seen as a center of attraction for the wrong reasons. The girls has to be concealed and hidden from the traffickers: “All the drug traffickers had to do was hear that there was a pretty girl around” ( Clement, 2015 ). Therefore, the women had devised ways to change the perception of beauty and interfere with the psychological aspect developed by the traffickers- girls were “turned” into boys in clothing and haircut, they were forced to become ugly to distract male traffickers. Philosophically, beauty is seen as an art from the cultural perspective. It has ultimate values and goodness. However, as Jenifer puts it, there is no goodness or artistic value of being beautiful in the mountainous region of Guerrero. This is because, this would attract more trouble than beauty is supposed to.
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References
Clement, J. (2015). Prayers for the Stolen.
