This depiction of Malintzin was taken from http://brebru.com/webquests/latino/aztec/malintzin.gif. Dualism is a common theme in Mesoamerica, a balance of good and evil. However, Malintzin is many times represented with dualism in order to imply  the negative term "two faced". In this picture she is young on the left, holding a native in one hand, and is speaking to him; which is denoted by a speech glyph. On the right, she is significantly older, holding Cortes in her hand saying, "señor", meaning sir. The word señor,  most likely was used by the artist to imply that Malintzin respected Cortes.

     I do not believe that Townsend would agree with this picture if we are speaking in terms of dualism as a split between good and evil. The simple division of Malintzin between (What looks like an Aztec but could be a Maya due to the seated position) and Cortes would not sit well with Townsend. The Aztec solely based on the fact that they were the ruling Empire and the Maya, because they held her as a slave, did not mean that they were her people.With respect to her relationship to Cortes, all though she may have respected him because being with him raised her social status, this was still a forced relationship because she was given to him as a gift by her Maya owners. Malintzin choosing sides was not a clear cut case; she was forced, and her true people resided near the Coatzacoalcos River.

     There is one aspect of the picture that I do believe Townsend would agree with.The fact that Malintzin is seen aging from one side to the other may be a symbol that the artist was trying to portray the burden that Malintzin carried while translating for Cortes. Townsend states that, "She carried a heavy burden in the imagery of her people. For she knew that whatever the great lord Moctezuma was to say to the strangers in the first encounter,and they to him, would have to pass through her." (84) Whether or not Malintzin held an alliance to any native tribe or to Cortes is irrelevant. When Malintzin was translating for Cortes she most certainly knew that her role was of great importance. She must of felt a great deal of pressure. For one, anyone who has ever translated knows that simple connotations of words can be misconstrued from one language to the next. A simple mistake in words by Malintzin, and it could mean bloodshed between the two conversing groups. That alone must have been a huge burden. Second, Malatzin must have faced the same question in her head every time she translated for Cortes, "Do I portray him and try to help the other party, or am I in a better position by helping him?" When thinking about dualism as not a matter of good vs. evil, but instead a split decision in Malintzin's own head to help Cortes and not betray him in translation, I believe Townsend would actually like this picture.