Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and Discussion of Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria AnzaldÃºa. Author and Book. Gloria AnzaldÃºa, the author of this book, is attempting to define the âNew Mestizaâ throughout its contents, and does so by examining herself, her land, and her language.
Author's Purpose. Many different types of writing exist in the world, ranging from classic Shakespearean plays to politicians' speeches to the screenplay treatments that inspired this summer's biggest blockbuster hits.
How Writers Achieve Effects. Style, tone, grammar, punctuation, genre, rhetorical devices - an excellent writer must master these 'tools of the trade' to achieve the desired effect in any piece of writing. Consider the types of writing you most enjoy reading - what makes them good? What if they were written by other authors - how would they be different?