Ortiz Cofer

After Cofer moved to America her whole perception of her self- image changed, and this was mainly because of images in the media.  In America the media creates ideals of women or men that they think the perfect human should look like, and because of this people are willing to go through extreme lengths to achieve these looks.  Cofer never had a problem with self-image because when she lived in Puerto Rico, because she was considered beautiful there.  But, in America in the medias stand point she was not considered beautiful.  Beautiful to them is what they have created cartoon characters such as Wonder Woman to be.  Wonder woman has perfect hair, large breast, and is slim but still has curves.  Cofer was small and skinny, and once seeing this cartoon character she wanted nothing more than to look the same because she knew that she would then be considered pretty too.  She even was determined to take a pill that would cause her to gain weight.  Many people in America go through the same struggles as Cofer did, because they want to be considered beautiful in societies eyes.  But, many find that it is basically impossible to reach these standards without physically hurting yourself to get there.