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Papers On Spanish, Portugese & Latin-America/Caribbean Literature
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Iguana Dreams / Images of the Latino Family
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A 7 page paper that provides an overview of the different elements of family represented in the Latino short stories compiled in Iguana Dreams. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Iguanadr.wps
Imagery in Aguilar’s Luminous Cities
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An 8 page paper which examines how intertextuality, as magical realism, works as a way of presenting contemporary society in Eduardo Garcia Aguilar’s novel Luminous Cities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAlum.rtf
Intertextuality in "Bodas de Sangre" by Federico Garcia Lorca
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A 5 page paper
which discusses different elements of intertextuality in Federico Garcia Lorca's story
"Bodas de Sangre." Bibliography lists 9 additional sources.
Filename: RAsangre.wps
Is America or Mexico a Better Example of a “Melting Pot”?
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This 12 page paper uses the novel “Who Would Have Thought It?” by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton as a springboard to consider the question of whether the term “melting pot” applies more accurately to the U.S. or Mexico. The paper argues that the term as generally understood doesn’t apply in this context, and that the book shows the bigotry, racism and arrogance of the United States clearly, while Mexican society is shown as warm and caring. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVMeltPt.rtf
Isabel Allende
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The 'voice' of Isabel Allende has been classified as
being of the Latin cultural genre of magical realism and has been deemed
a voice that speaks for women in a feminist tone. This 25 page paper
argues that the 'voice' that is most often heard, however, is her own as
she weaves the tapestry of her life into the stories that have captured
the hearts of readers and critics alike. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KTallend.wps
Isabel Allende’s “Of Love and Shadows” -- Reflections of the
Author’s Anger
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This 5 page report discusses one of Isabel
Allende’s novels, “Of Love and Shadows.” Allende is a Chilean
author who fills her work with spiritual strength and humor which
transcends personal and societal tragedy. Allende’s “Of Love and
Shadows” demonstrates her awareness of the fleeting nature of
life and love. Having experienced the terror of having been so
close to a bloody uprising, receiving death threats, finding out
she was listed on the military’s blacklist, being forced to run
from her homeland, and having survived seems to have allowed her
to add an extra measure of both sweetness and melancholy in her
novels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWluvsha.wps
Isabel Allende/If You Touched My Heart
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A 3 page essay that analyzes Allende's poignant short story of self-centered evil and retribution, "If You Touched My Heart." The writer argues that this is a fable that offers a complex morality tale, which works on many levels of understanding. It concerns Amadeo Peralta, an amoral man who treats a young girl, Hortensia, in an abominable fashion that ignores her humanity. An examination of the symbolism, imagery and themes of this complex narrative demonstrates how Allende conceives of evil as something apart from consciousness. It does not matter that Hortensia does not conceive of her fate as evil. It nevertheless comes back in a full karmic circle to ensnare Peralta in precisely the same circumstances that Hortensia suffered. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khiytmh.rtf
Isabel Allende: Feminism in the novel Eva Luna
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(5 pp.) Isabel Allende's fiction, set in "an
undetermined Latino country," is influenced by
three literary elements: historical fiction,
magical realism and feminism. In this discussion
we will examine the element of feminism in her
1987 novel Eva Luna. Spanish translation also
follows text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBevluna.
Isabel Allende: Magical Realism
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Isabel Allende's work contains magical realism to heighten the reality in her novels. Allende says there is “a fundamental difference between imagination and fantasy. Fantasy is made up of fairytales, which do not have a basis in real life. Imagination is the exaltation of reality.” (Zapata-Whelan). Her books have “elements of imagination” such as “gross exaggeration” and “recurrent use of premonition, of coincidence” (Zapata-Whelan), and hyperbole, events that don’t occur in real life – all technical elements of magical realism. Explored via critics, text and Allende interviews are Of Love and Shadow, Paula and My Invented Country. Bibliography lists 8 sources. jvAllnde.rtf
Filename: jvAllnde.rtf
ISABEL ALLENDE: WRITING IN EXILE
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This 8 page paper compares three works of Isabel Allendes'for themes of feminism, exile, and spirituality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBallende.rtf
Jorge Luis Borges' "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"
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6 pages in length. Jorge Luis Borges' Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius can readily be interpreted as a piece of speculative fiction focused most prominently upon reflecting the parabolic aspects of Berkeleian idealism. Discovering a once-upon-a-time existence where materialism has no place, Borges' protagonist brings this reality full circle when, upon recreating this other world's history, culture and languages, the actual world in which he lives begins to adopt such principles. Indeed, the fundamental purpose of this story is to ponder various philosophical themes and questions, which one might readily equate with a number of Freudian theories, not the least of which include his dream theory. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCBorges.rtf
Jose Antonio Villarreal's 'Pocho' / Richard & His Parents
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A 5 page analysis of the relationship between the main characters in this novel. Parents around the world face the challenge of instilling in their children values and cultural heritage but so often children resist their efforts. In this case, the parents fought to keep their son from becoming a "pocho" - one who forgets where he's from. No additional sources are used.
Filename: Pocho.wps
Jose Enrique Rodo’s “Ariel”
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This 6 page report discusses the
novel written in 1900 (and translated to English in 1988) “Ariel”
by the Uruguayan writer, philosopher, and political activist,
Jose Enrique Rodo (1872-1917). Although the novel is ostensibly
a work of fiction, it is also an allegory or a treatise on the
relationships that existed between North-Central-and South
America at the turn of the 20th century. Just as Shakespeare’s
own Ariel in “The Tempest” causes the audience or reader to
reconsider their assumptions regarding the reality of those who
want to present themselves as the standards of power, Rodo’s
“Ariel” causes readers to reconsider the various power bases --
economic, social, cultural -- that exist between modern Latin
America (Ariel) and the controlling and demanding United States
(Prospero). Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWariel.wps
Jose Maria Eca de Queiros' 'Cousin Bazilio'
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of Eca de Queiros' work and considers the major themes as they apply to Portuguese society of the late 19th century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Joseeca.wps
Jose Maria Eca de Queiros' 'The City & The Mountains'
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An 8 page research paper that examines how this novel by Josa Maria Eca de Queiros reflects the life of nineteenth-century Portuguese society. The writer presents various interpretations of the novel including one proposed by New York University Professor Alexander Coleman who argues that this novel is representative of the declining Portuguese aristocracy who were either unconscious or oblivious to the political and social elements which would soon impel Portugal into the creation of a republic. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Citym.wps
Jose Ruben Romero's "Mi Caballo, Mi Perro Y Mi Rifle
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3 pages in length. Jose Ruben Romero's "Mi Caballo, Mi Perro Y Mi Rifle" delves into the lurid history of Western European conquest over the Mexican Indians. Clearly portrayed throughout the pages of Romero's historical account is the white man's opinion that if one was not a of European descent, one was not worthy of living. The writer discusses how this obvious cultural hatred harbored by the white race was focused toward the Indians for the unprovoked manner in which they attempted to preserve their indigenous land. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCperro.wps
Jose Saramago: Blindess: a novel (1995
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(5 pp) When the Swedish academy released the
Award of Literature in 1998 to Jose Saramgo, they
did so with the commendation, 'who with
parables sustained by imagination, compassion and
irony continually enables us once again to
apprehend an elusory reality.' Blindness: a novel
continues that tradition, and it is indeed a
serious teaching tale that will take your breath
away,and once you have returned to the real world
will stay with your for a very long time.
Filename: BBsarmgo.doc
Juan Ramon Jimenez, Nobel Laureate
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A 7 page paper that discusses Juan Ramón Jiménez, Nobel Laureate. Born in Spain in 1881, Jimenez had his first poem published at age 19. Juan Ramón Jiménez was a well-known, prolific and highly influential poet. His life is highlighted. A portion of one of his most famous works is included, translated into English. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGjuan.wps
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