The Quick And The Dead By Rolena Adorno Analysis

Rolena Adorno, an expert in Latin American Literature, presents the reader with a question answered throughout the article. “Is American Indian Literature a Separate and Distinct Literature of This Continent or Is It a Sub-Branch of American Literature, an Ethnic Sub-Branch, or Are There Two Bodies of Indian Literature, the Quick and the Dead?” (1). She argues American Indian Literature is not only part of the North American continent, but also the South. The author starts to find a definitive time frame to establish the answer to her question as the answer changes over each decade. Over each decade, it was decided if the continent of South America could ‘qualify’ to be considered in Early American Literature. Adorno then begins to identify great “colonial-era Ibero-American authors” (3). She names authors because they were included in essays her …show more content…
Morrow, she names the subject of the Morrow’s topic, “African slavery in the New World” (4). She mentions how the main idea of the Constitution is all men are created equal, yet blacks were not treated or considered equal. Throughout the paragraph Adorno mentions several authors with influential essays on highly disputed topics such as the treatment of Native Americans by the government and how the morals of the nation seemed to degenerate at a rapid pace. During the 1990’s, a commemoration was held in honor of the “Columbus Quincentenary” (4). It was strongly urged to understand the importance of history and its studies for literary purposes. It is also important to take into account the ideas and opinions of those in the past to help decisions made in the future. The author presents an argument from another important author on the issue of leaving texts in their original language as they are meant to be read in that fashion. The reason for texts being read in their original language is many phrases or words cannot be properly translated across