Social justice is "justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society." In conditions of this, people are "not to be discriminated against, nor their welfare and well-being constrained or prejudiced on the basis of gender, sexuality, religion, political affiliations, race, belief, location, or other characteristics of background or group membership." La Malinche the novel written by Laura Esquivel and the ballet by Jose Limon have very different but very similar ways of interpreting the Conquest and the concept of the New World multiculturalism called mestizaje. Laura Esquivel's novel "La Malinche," was more of her own interpretation of how Malinalli went about her relationship with Cortes and her grandmother. She falls in love with Cortes, though they have an unusual "relationship" because it is clear throughout the book that she is still his slave, and he is still the one with all the power. After bearing witness to his thirst for power and the brutal slaughter of thousands of people, Malinalli is left trying to resolve her love for this man and her horror at his actions, as well as the role she has played in helping him. There is no believable love story here; its all about rape, abuse, control, and victimization. She was sold into slavery at a young age and as for many other women in history. Life was harsh for the slave in Latin America. Spaniards considered Indian Workers to be weak and unreliable. She made her decisions based on what she felt would lead her to her rightfulness meaning "anything in accord with principles of justice , and because she was gifted with languages it became clear she moved up in status to become the Spaniards interpreter. Why? Because she was an intelligent woman that was the only one able to help Cortes throughout his Conquest. That gave Malinalli more power but not the independence she expected to receive from Cortes. Jose Limon was a great Mexic