Unveiling the Hidden Harmonies: How John Garrison’s Memoir Transforms Music into Life’s Untold Stories
The song allows her to tell us about herself and a personal crisis she faced. As the essay continues, she’ll broaden her discussion of The Smiths to consider the British band’s popularity in Chicanx communities and, in turn, her own identity. She finds that she’s “always had something of a split personality: American/Mexican, English/Spanish, introvert/wild card, virgen/puta.” The essay isn’t necessary about the music of The Smiths. It’s about how Martín comes to understand herself through her experience of that music.
