The story “Tumba,” by Mira Canion, is about a boy named Alex, who lives in Ciudad, Mexico. He is very nervous about the upcoming holiday, Dia de los Muertos because his Abuela speaks to spirits, which come out during Dia de los Muertos. The story follows him and his friend, David, as they explore the Day of the Dead traditions and even meet some of the ghosts his abuela talks to. Alex es inteligente y simpático. Le gusta arte. David es Alex’s amigo. Él es atlética y paciente. Le gustan deportes. Alex’s Abuela es reservada y misteriosa. Le gusta música. Alex’s hermana, Nora, es atrevida y sociable. Le gusta sus amigos. Sergio es cruel y agresivo, no le gusta Alex. The story starts out talking about how Alex is nervous for Day of the dead
An ethnography should have a balance between opinion and research. This text had the potential to contribute truth, history, cultural practices and importance, about Dia de los Muertos. The information, poetry, and stories presented, where them selves, beautiful; however, the tone and language used, clouded and distracted from the purpose and content. A balance between personal ideas and what the cultural practice is, without personal bias would have transcended the message of the ethnography, and made it about the practice it self, not the authors feelings on the
Ceremony is very much a story about stories, with Tayo’s story interspersed with Silko’s poetic re-telling of Pueblo myths, and the side by side of the two, emphasizes many of the novel’s themes. It reveals the connection between all things, the healing power of storytelling, and the circular nature in history. You cannot help but to root for Tayo throughout the story, from a little boy struggling to prove is worth to his dismissive and prejudiced Auntie, through constant obedience and love, to the traumatized army veteran of mixed ancestry who returns to the reservation of the Laguna Pueblo Indians, in the New Mexico desert. Scarred and physically sick by his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese, his only redemption is to immerse himself in the Indian traditions of his past ancestors. His journey of redemption is the driving plot that depends on Tayo’s interaction with the land, the soil, wind, weather, and the scared topography of the northern New Mexico desert, which is charged with a peculiar, bittersweet magic. Silko’s novel is a beautiful reflection on the ways in which we are interconnected as humans and all of nature.
Here he presents use with some of the main characters who are Nayeli, Tacho, Vampi, Yolo, Matt, and Atomiko. The girls have been affected by the absence of the town’s men who have left the small town to seek work in the United States. The purpose in presenting us with the information of why these men have left the town is to present the fact, of why so many others in small towns like this one have left their towns, in search for work. He also provides a personal account of the everyday life of the people of Tres Camarones in a way that the reader can get a better idea of life in a small Mexican town. One of the main characters Nayeli is a dreamer, who fantasizes about living in a U.S. city and whose father that has left the town to the new world to seek work. The father was the town police man and someone who Nayeli looked up to. Nayeli and her friends take on a task to bring back seven men from the United States, for the purpose of helping to deal with the narcols that have threaten the daily life of the town’s people. But also feel that it is there duty to repopulate the town and prevent it from dying out. At this point the story takes on a different meaning and a new direction of heroism to save the town from the bad men. But the journey has many borders that the girls and one guy have to encounter in order to be successful. There are many different social and
"Negra y fosforecente" (189) is the first impression that the story gives to the reader. This anticipates the darkness and at the same time vivid aspect that the story is going to have by describing the sea serpent on the door. The intense terror of seeing the "animal crucificado" (189) turns to a bigger matter that is entitled as the beginning of the long journey of hell that society is living in. The younger kid thinks that the moray "Tenía ojos de gente" (191). He was still frightened; he saw the antecedents and consequenc...
Author Rudolfo Anaya’s novel Bless Me, Ultima is a story that pays a strong respect to family and culture values. The story itself is a semi- autobiography during the childhood of the author. Throughout the story he used experiences and memories, from the way he describes the town, people, school and church. In the Novel, we follow the life of six year old Antonio Marez, who is struggling with different questions about life and death, he ponders to know why doesn’t God punish evil and help the good. More questions arise after his close friend Cico tells Antonio about the Golden Carp. And the experiences he has with his mysterious caretaker, friend and teacher Ultima.
Allende, Isabel. The House of the Spirits. Trans. Magda Bogin. New York: Bantam Books, 1986. Trans. of La casa de los espiritus. Barcelona: Plaza and James. 1982.
“In the dark mist of my dreams I saw my brothers. The three dark figures silently beckoned me to follow them. They led me over the goat path, across the bridge, to the house of the sinful women. We walked across the well-worn path in silence. The door to Rosie’s house opened and…” (Anaya 70) This excerpt from the novel Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, is one of the numerous dreams the protagonist Antonio Márez experiences. The story is set during World War II in Guadalupe, Mexico, a town rich with Mexican culture and overflowing with legends. Antonio attempts to discover his religion and family roots as he struggles to cope with school. When he witnesses four tragic deaths, Anaya vividly depicts the shattering of his innocence. Even with worry enveloping him, six-year-old Antonio manages to sleep with the calming hoots of Ultima’s owl. And he has magical dreams. Antonio’s dreams add to his characterization by providing readers with an insight into his mind, explaining his internal disharmony, and foreshadowing future events.
Blanca Varela receives several prestigious awards as a result of her work being considered as surrealistic and radical, a recurring hem with many poets from Peru at the time. It is this unique form of expression that earns her the exposure making her one of the leading voices of Lain America. The style in which she writers offers both a literal message to be read and comprehended easily, as well as, a figurative message which can imply a number of different things. Moreover, she paints specific pictures to help the reader truly conceptualize what she is trying to say. “Secreto de Familia” or “Family Secret” by Blanca Varela demonstrates her use of several meaningful and insightful poetic elements in order to voice an opinion or convey a message she has.
When the narrator was growing up till his adulthood, his grandfather was been a big part of his life. The story begins with “Buenos Dias le de Dios, abuelo.” This how he learned to greet his grandfather. Next he goes into where his ancestors lived and how. His ancestors lived next to the Rio Grande. He also mentions that everyone worked together and they lived authentic lives. The author then goes into one of his other stories called “Bless Me.” This is about the spirit of Ultima who shows him the value of the land and nature. Next, the author describes his grandfather. He describes him as a 5’5’’ man with a beard and a walrus-mustache. He goes into detail of how independent and hard working his grandfather was through his life experiences with him. The experience that stands out tells the opposite story. The last experience the author goes into is when his grandfather was in the hospital. The author first points out the differences about his grandfather. The smell of the land was replaced with the smell of medications and vicks, his patience was gone and little things bothered him. Lastly he could not take care of himself. The narrator saw his grandfather change from a person who was a strong and independent to someone who relied on others. At the end of the story the author goes into detail about the change in the world. When the narrator grew up he learned to
After two years in prison he begins to try and gain favor, he helps the prison minister with leading worship. In his free time, Alex displays himself reading The Bible, when in reality he is envisioning himself still doing his dreadful deeds, just in Bible times. Alex gets word of a possible way out of prison, the Ludovico Technique. He questions the minister about this and the minister automatically thinks that it is not a good idea for him. So, he takes matters into his own hands. When a man comes to the prison to choose a test subject Alex speaks out in hopes for that to be enough for him to get his freedom. It is, Alex is one step closer to getting
Betteley, Pat. "La Dia De Los Muertos: A "Spirited" Holiday." Faces, vol. 33, no. 6, Mar. 2017, p. 24. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=121264796&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Flores, Angel. "Magical Realism in Spanish American Fiction." Magical Realsim. Theory, History, Community. Ed. Lois Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris. Durham, N.C.: Duke UP, 1995. 109-116.
In the book into the wild I think that Alex started with an internal conflict which was caused with people being negative. Telling him that he was irresponsible rather than smart. Those event eventually lead to an external conflict wich put him in the hands of danger battling nature's fury. After a while of the battle of his external conflict he was led to his death. In the story the was parts of it that led me to infer that he was going to die which eventually did happen. In the beginning of the story he caught a ride from a truck driver the driver insisted that he took his boots some money and other stuff but alex said no and the driver thought he was crazy and die. In a point of the book when he was crossing the border and i thought that
Around Halloween do you ever see colorful skulls and hear spanish songs? Usually you think that Halloween is supposed to be spooky right, with the ghost and goblins? However, many Mexican cultures celebrate a very happy holiday during the same time! Day Of The Dead. Sounds kind of spooky but this is one of the happiest days of the Mexican culture. This is the day where Mexicans celebrate the lives of their love ones who have passed away. One of the most common things to do to prepare for this time is art. There are so many different types of arts and crafts the Mexicans do to get ready for this holiday. On this paper you will get introduced to the tradition of Day of the Dead.
Flores, Angel. "Magical Realism in Spanish American Fiction." Magical Realism: Theory, History, Community. Ed. Wendy Faris and Zamora. Durham and London: Duke University, 1995.108-177.