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Item Saint Town(2020-05) Torres, BrianaSaint Town is a collection of short stories that focus on Mexican American women living in a fictional United States town. This thesis examines the generational gaps between immigrants/first generation Latinx people and second/third generation Latinx people. The themes touched on in this work include class, mental health, gender, religion, immigration, and culture. This thesis explores the more ‘Americanized’ experiences second- and third-generation Latinx people undergo. By framing these stories through a first-person lens, the reader will be able to perceive the disparities between the generations and understand how culture dictates characters’ decisions. Saint Town attempts to illustrate the rise of individualism within this community and its clash with the Latinx expectations that surround the characters. The terms Latinx and Mexican American will be used interchangeably throughout this thesis. Mexican Americans fall under the category of Latin-American people. Latinx is the gender-neural and non-binary umbrella term for people of Latin American origin. It is used in order to account for everyone in the community and to respect their identities.