Realism In So Far From God

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In So Far From God, Ana Castillo uses Magical Realism, a technique in writing fiction that fuses the real and the fantastic, to empower Sofi, the novel's protagonist, to rebel against cultural inequities, religious oppression, and political establishments. After La Loca’s magical resurrection, Father Jerome, a male figure who represents the Catholic church, attributes La Loca’s unexplained reawakening to the devil. However, Sofi, La Loca’s mother, refuses his interpretation and regards her daughter’s resurrection as a miracle of God. A sign that foreshadows Sofi and La Loca rebellion against the male-dominated church. Interestingly, instead of going to the church, people come from all over the region in hopes of receiving La Loca blessing—an

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