So Far from God by Ana Castillo (1993), begins its story by immediately immersing the reader in the complete drama typical of a Spanish soap opera that describes the lives of five Hispanic women. The eldest daughter, Esperanza, wants to make a name for herself and succeeds by leaving Tome. Fe longs for a normal life that he will never be able to have in Sofia's house. Caridad is a simple soul who would have been content with her high school boyfriend if he hadn't cheated on her. The youngest daughter, La Loca Santa, dies at the age of three and is resurrected to pray for the people. Finally, Sofia reveals herself to be the strongest of the women in the novel by taking a stand for what she believes is right. Castillo uses Sofia and her four daughters to express his negative and distrustful view of patriarchy and the oppression of women through class, gender, and sexuality. Castillo first shows the reader his distrust of patriarchy and its vertical structures through the death of La Loca Santa. The first structure under scrutiny here is the Catholic Church. After La Loca wakes up, she launches herself into the air and lands on top of the church, saying that those below her carry the same scent she smelled while in hell. With Loca standing tall above the others it can be seen as a “substation” for a new Chicana Christ figure (Delgadillo 895). She tells those gathered below that she has been sent back to pray for them that they may see their Creator in heaven. Father Girolamo begs her to come down so that the congregation can pray for her. She then reminds him that she is the one who was sent to pray for them. With La Loca in the position of Christ, figure of the system, the structure of the system, in this case religion,...... in the center of the card......Far from God. New York: WW Norton & Company , Inc., 1993. Print.Christopher, Renny. "A State of Courage and Wisdom...Not Uncontrollable Participation in Society: Ana Castillo's Novel of Feminist and Working-Class Resistance." A class of its own: Rethinking the American labor narrative. (2008): 189-200. Print.Delgadillo, Teresa. “Forms of Chicana Feminist Resistance: Hybrid Spirituality in Ana Castillo's So Far From God.” Modern narrative studies. 44.4 (1998): 888-914. Delgadillo, Teresa. “Forms of Chicana Feminist Resistance: Hybrid Spirituality in Ana Castillo's So Far From God.” Modern narrative studies. 44.4 (1998): 888-914. .Rodriguez, Ralph. “Chicana/o Fiction from Resistance to Contestation: The Role of Creation in Ana Castillo’s So Far From God.” MELUS. 25.2 (2000): 63-87. Press.