Blake uses Chapter 1 to examine the reworked images of Chicana artists, demonstrating the influence of popular figure La Malinche on their work. In her description of her study, Blake explains that the “significance of these reimagined female images resides not only in how they expose the ways in which Chicanas and U.S. Mexicanas have been demeaned, devalued, violated, and misrepresented but in how the women characterize themselves…as active, sexual, philosophical, and creative women (pg. 6).” In this passage, Blake emphasizes the importance of these refigured images, stating that it not only shows the repression of Chicanas and U.S. Mexicans but also reflects how these women see themselves. One example I have found that illustrates this idea is that of La Virgen de Guadalupe. In society, the image of La Virgen de Guadalupe was used as a staple for all women, setting a standard for purity and perfection impossibly high. Women were, and still are, being judged in accordance with this ideal image, ultimately repressing their true feelings and desires. Recognizing this issue, writers and artists, such as Alma Lopez, have reinvented this image in order to better illustrate Chicanas. As discussed in class, the reworked images of La Virgen de Guadalupe are more representative of Chicanas and reality, embracing their power, sexuality, and creativity.