In Latin America, there is a melting pot of art and rich, vibrant cultures, whether it be indigenous or Spanish. The people who inhabit Latin America is cultural diversity at its best. There is a number of original as well as mixed races. This unique variety of races combines Amerindians, mestizos, whites, blacks, mulattos, Spanish etc. into one continent. The culture of the continent is the rich combination of several of the leading cultures of this world. Music, art, food, and dance play a very important part in the lives of the people of this continent. However, the continent is also known for it’s astounding poets, essayists, novelists, feminists and diplomats. Most of the literary works written during this period focused on themes such as love , independence, war, politics, gender roles, and general life as a Latin American.
Some of the most iconic literature that comes from the continent was written and published during the 19th and 20th centuries by one man. This man is the person who was dubbed “the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language” by Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez. He is the 1971 Nobel Prize Laureate Pablo Neruda, which was the pen name of and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat, …show more content…
In the poem “I like it when you’re quiet” he says “I like it when you’re quiet , It’s as if you weren’t here now/As if were dead now, and sorrowful, and distant” (pg. 7). Neruda communicates the agony that his heart is facing. The quietness of his love interest and the coldness in their relationship was harming him. In spite of the fact that he says he prefers it, the twinge behind the word "like" in this poem is perfectly clear. With the pace of time, in the wake of giving her everything his heart and body to her, the young woman he was referring to is currently attempting to ignore the
Some of the most iconic literature that comes from the continent was written and published during the 19th and 20th centuries by one man. This man is the person who was dubbed “the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language” by Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez. He is the 1971 Nobel Prize Laureate Pablo Neruda, which was the pen name of and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat, …show more content…
In the poem “I like it when you’re quiet” he says “I like it when you’re quiet , It’s as if you weren’t here now/As if were dead now, and sorrowful, and distant” (pg. 7). Neruda communicates the agony that his heart is facing. The quietness of his love interest and the coldness in their relationship was harming him. In spite of the fact that he says he prefers it, the twinge behind the word "like" in this poem is perfectly clear. With the pace of time, in the wake of giving her everything his heart and body to her, the young woman he was referring to is currently attempting to ignore the