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A short story named The Padre’s Neighbor was written by Manuela Williams Crosno. During 1870’s in Los Hermanos, Stephen Bowen is lost in the blizzard. While he is looking for the passage, he falls down and lay there exhausted. When he is on the ground, a person comes and takes him to Father Jacobo. Father Jacobo takes care of Stephen to get better. One day, a small boy with broken arm comes to see the padre and Stephen announces that he is a doctor. He helps the villagers to cure a disease that…

Similar to Billy’s ability to release a sense of guilt by believing in fate, the townspeople in a Chronicle of a Death Foretold overlook their lack of intervention to save Santiago by suggesting that they could not have done anything to help him, since his death was completely foretold. The narrator’s statement that “there had never been a death more foretold” further depicts that the community including the narrator perceived Santiago’s death was fate and it was something that was out of the…

M. Leilani Burke LA 238 OL1: World Literature October 11, 2014 Instructor: Kelly Holt Close Reading Analysis Paper Luis Arturo Ramos, author of “Underwater”, masterfully uses a combination of similes and metaphors to present a perfect example of magical realism. This short story pulls the reader into an event that dances a thin line between realism and fantasy. This analysis will take a look at the definition of magical realism and it’s use in “Underwater” by looking at its functional…

La Patrona is a Spanish-Language telenovela produced by Telemundo, and is a remake of the 1984 Venezuelan telenovela La duena, which was inspired by the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It was created by Valentina Parraga, written by Eduardo Macias, and directed by Víctor Herrera McNaught. From January 8, 2013 to July 9, 2013, Telemundo aired La Patrona weeknights at 9pm/8c for a total of 127 episodes, replacing Corazón Valiente. It was nominated for and won many awards during…

Antonio Machado‘s poem A un olmoseco’ from his book, Campos de Castilla was written in Soria in 1912 .The poem, like others in Campos de Castilla, is a piece of landscape literature contributing to the work of Spain’s Generacion del 98 (Generation of 98). The poem, set in the Sorian landscape, tells of an old elm tree, which although rotting and dying has a few new leaves sprouting from it. Throughout the poem, Machado expresses his intimate feelings, both with regards to his personal…

The main character of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Santiago Nasar may seem like a victim when he is murdered but in actuality Santiago is a multi layered character with a varied past that includes allegedly attempting to commit rape and treating women like objects. The question is not about the murder itself, but if a character as varied as Santiago is not the innocent victim some think he is. Santiago Nasar is introduced as the victim of a murder in the first line of Chronicle of a…

In the story “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” there are real and magical elements used. In the story, he uses real elements these real elements include, the baby getting sick, the rain storm, crabs in the house,how people's attitudes change towards one thing, and that people will pay money to see anything that peaks their interest. He also includes magical elements such as an old man with enormous wings, acrobat with bat wings, leopard that sprouted sun flowers out of his soars, and a spider…

The Man to Send Rainclouds is a short story written by Leslie Marmon Silko about Native American Leon and his brother-in-law, Ken, and the events that unfold after they find their grandfather, Teofilo, dead, under a cottonwood tree. The story deals with topics concerning religion and faith, specifically the cultural divide between Father Paul (the priest at their local Roman Catholic church),and the Pueblo Native Americans. This story takes place in New Mexico, near their sheep camp. The text…

Introduction: "Rathdoen....." This word is actually a place in some other parts of other galaxies, a world filled with opportunities that you could never get and experience before. The magic and the mystery within this world will shock you, but enough of me talking and let's go straight into this world. Rathdoen is actually consumed of six kingdoms that keep the world and people together by their power. Aloemos, the Kingdom of the Wind, living in the clouds in the sky with their clean air to…

Throughout the novel I was confused as to why the Vicario brothers decided to murder Santiago simply for having slept with their sister before marriage. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold there was a culture different from my own and therefore I had difficulty understanding how murder could be acceptable. Although I did understand that honor played a part in their decision-making, I still could not comprehend why they went to jail for such a brief time. I also could not understand why the…