Woman Hollering Creek Response

This story is about Cleofilas who looks back a lot on the time before she was married, when she

was happy. She married Juan Pedro and moved to Texas. She always wondered about the creek

behind her house and the meaning of it. She starts getting beaten by her huscand and finally wakes

up. That’s when she knows she has to escape. Felice is the girl that helps Cleofilas escape. The

don’t really know eachother but Felice tries to make her feel comfortable. “Felice is like no woman

she’d ever met.” (Cisneros paragraph 82). To me this is a compliment because Felice is like a

breath of fresh air and is getting Cleofilas a new start at something better.
         
 Felice is understanding of Cleofilas because she agrees to giving her a ride. “No just a

ride, she’s got her own money” (Cisneros paragraph 65). She was hesitant at first but she pushes

that aside. To me she has a big heart and she’s willing to help out this girl she’s never met. She

went in and got it done, she didn’t act rude about it. Maybe she felt it was the right thing to do. If

she didn't help Cleo would be stuck in Texas with Juan Pedro constantly hurting her.

"The driver opened her mouth and let out a yell as loud as any mariachi" (Cisneros

paragraph 77). Felice hollers every time she goes over Women Hollering Creek. It scares Cleo but

at the same time i think she thought it was funny. To me Felice was just trying to be up beat and

comfortable with her. Because she is like a breath of fresh air to Cleo. She just wanted her to feel

comfortable and to be around someone with a fun loud personality. I think Cleo needed that. It

brought some kind of comfort to her along the drive.

The way Felice talks is like care free. She doesn't change herself just because of Cleo.

She gives her a chance of bettering her life and helping a change come. Her personality is this way

because she wants to get Cleo's mind off of Juan Pedro and just of the fun things that she is about

to enjoy. It's like Felice is introducing something new to her by showing her it's okay to laugh and to

be goofy. It's almost like Felice was getting her to break some what out of her shell, and not hide

anymore.

Having a breath of fresh air from what is going on around you can really pay off. I really

believe that Cleo meant that as a compliment. Because to me it doesn't seem like she knows

anybody up beat and crazy.Not to mention Felice is a saint for taking her away from that horrible

state she was in. So i definitely don't think she was critisizing her for any reason. I think it was

good for her to experience that, to understand what life is without the abuse. To know that she can

over come this and finally move on with her life.