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La Mala Costumbre: Un Análisis Profundo de la Obra de Alana S. Portero

So, why should you read "La mala costumbre"? Here are just a few reasons:

  1. Childhood: The confusion and awareness of being "different" in a cis-normative and Catholic environment. The protagonist escapes into fantasy and literature to survive the reality of a body she does not recognize.
  2. Adolescence: The painful process of puberty, school bullying, and the feeling of being trapped. This section explores the "bad habit" of the title—referring to the enforced performance of masculinity that trans girls are often forced to adopt to survive.
  3. Adulthood: The transition and the ultimate reclamation of her identity. It depicts the process of unlearning the "bad habits" forced by society and finding a chosen family within the queer community of Madrid.

The Sacred and the Profane: Identity and Class in La mala costumbre

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