A woman who works at a Mexican supermarket in “Bien Pretty.” Roughly the same age as Lupita, the cashier looks much older despite her makeup. After telling Lupita that she likes her shawl, the two women discuss the upcoming episode of a telenovela they both love. With her telenovela obsession, the cashier represents to Lupita what it might look like to continue along the path she’s on—a path that consists of watching TV every night and neglecting to pay attention to the outside world.
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The Cashier Character Timeline in Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
The timeline below shows where the character The Cashier appears in Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Bien Pretty
In Centenao’s Mexican Supermarket one day, a cashier says to Lupita, “Bien pretty, your shawl. You didn’t buy it in San Antonio?” Lupita...
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