It is no secret that throughout history the lives of peoples have been oppressed and restricted. This can be seen all over the world in different times, with different cultures, and different genders. Empire has played a big role in the restricting of lives, and was usually done through imperialism and colonization. Imperialism in the European empires often led to the restricting of women’s lives via colonization, but not all imperialism forced oppression onto others. It could also lead to advantages for some people. Throughout the course of history, empire has restricted the lives of women who get caught up in the act of imperialism, but also has benefited the lives of those who have taken advantage of the opportunities empire has brought
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Along the way a women was eventually captured in the 15th and 16th century, her name was Malintzin. She was taken into slavery where she would have been put to work. Luckily for her she was able to learn the language of the Spaniards, which made her able to translate between the native Aztec language to the language of the Spaniards. Due to her skill she was treated with respect and quickly took control of her situation, thus granter her more agency—how much you control your situation. Malintzin was living more safely than she was before because she was need by the Spanish conquistadors. She was the bridge between two different nations, and everything was on her hands. She had the power to make or break either nation, and she made decisions based off her rational (Discussion, 9/11/15). Malintzin saved many lives using her translation skill, but she also had many people killed as well. She was doing what she needed to do to survive and keep the situation she was in so she did not have to be a slave again. She worked the system to her advantage and survived the dreaded imperialism of the western world that many native cultures fell too. Malintzin was able to maneuver through the constraints of the empire and was able to make something good that benefited her, out of something that other wise would have oppressed and restricted her
Along the way a women was eventually captured in the 15th and 16th century, her name was Malintzin. She was taken into slavery where she would have been put to work. Luckily for her she was able to learn the language of the Spaniards, which made her able to translate between the native Aztec language to the language of the Spaniards. Due to her skill she was treated with respect and quickly took control of her situation, thus granter her more agency—how much you control your situation. Malintzin was living more safely than she was before because she was need by the Spanish conquistadors. She was the bridge between two different nations, and everything was on her hands. She had the power to make or break either nation, and she made decisions based off her rational (Discussion, 9/11/15). Malintzin saved many lives using her translation skill, but she also had many people killed as well. She was doing what she needed to do to survive and keep the situation she was in so she did not have to be a slave again. She worked the system to her advantage and survived the dreaded imperialism of the western world that many native cultures fell too. Malintzin was able to maneuver through the constraints of the empire and was able to make something good that benefited her, out of something that other wise would have oppressed and restricted her