Latin American Boom

Gabriel Garcia-Marquez’ novel, Chronicle of Death Foretold, portrays women in roles that can be compared to the roles of women in past and present societies. In many Latin American families, past and present, men are led to protect their families and preserve the family honor. If a woman loses her virginity before marriage, she is a great dishonor to her family, therefore forcing her to marry the same man to restore the family honor. A fine example of this would be that of Angela Vicario, a…

Colonial Spanish America was a racially and ethnically stratified hierarchy because of the Casta system. The distinctions were between the ‘races’ and ‘ethnicities’ of Spaniards, Creoles, Blacks, and Native Americans with multiple mixtures of these races creating mestizos, and mulatos among others. This racial and ethnic hierarchy was maintained and perpetuated by the Casta system. The Casta system does not turn one race or ethnicity against another, instead it sub-groups people within a race or…

four of Advocacy in Conflict, titled ‘The Janus Face of International Activism and Guatemala’s Indigenous Peoples’ written by Roddy Brett. In this chapter, Brett addresses the topic of the development and evolution of indigenous activist movements in Latin America. Specifically discussing how international support has both helped and hindered indigenous actors in Guatemala to claim their rights during the country’s peace process after a brutal civil war that lasted from 1960 to 1996; which had…

How Does Nicolas Mature Over the Course of the Novel? Sandra Benitez’s, The Weight Of All Things, is a novel that is set in El Salvador during the civil war in the 1980’s. In the novel, the reader seems to see how Nicolas’ journey is going and how he is facing them. This is what Nicolas is going through as a nine-year-old. Nicolas struggles to find safety, matures to his mother’s death, and being wise or careful on making decisions. He matures by the death of his mother, and his fearfulness…

History tends to evolve, what has happened in the past is that the Europeans took over Africa and made a huge impact on the area in ways that the Africans did not want nor wanted to change. Rules should have been established before asking for help because Africa was controlled by Europeans and the same thing could happen if US colonizes with South America. What happened before should not have been a choice, if the Europeans wanted things from Africans they could have just asked. The United…

A human who is favored by the gods, shows courage and strength when dealing with tribulation. These attributes are what makes Odysseus such a great hero, but not just Odysseus, but all the heroes of old Greek stories shows these traits too. Heroes of today have many similar traits to old Greek heroes, but they are immensely different. A hero today would be defined as someone who has had many hardships in life and has overcome them, or has carried out courageous acts that have benefited others…

Since the nineteenth century, there have been many Central American immigrants coming into the United States. Many of the early Central American immigrants came because of job opportunities that were limited back home, and many for example during the 1970s and 1980s, came because they were trying to escape revolutionary wars in their respective country. The hardest thing for a Central American immigrant is not only trying to get to the “promised land”, however it is also difficult learning and…

Multicultural and multiethnic society has been the cornerstone of the Brazilian people since early 20th century. Brazil is best known throughout the world for Carnival. The Friday to the Tuesday before the beginning of lent is when Carnival occurs. The celebration and festivities express during Carnival is a simple expression of Brazil’s rich history, diverse people and customs, systematic government, and political system that immerses itself in world affairs and events that add to the lure…

in the political sphere in Europe. He also got married to María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa in 1802, who died a year later of yellow fever. In 1808, Bolivar became involved in the resistance movement and had an important role in the Spanish American fight for independence. Once he liberated Venezuela, Ecuador, Upper Peru (now Bolivia), Colombia, and Peru from Spanish rule, he was named El Libertador (The liberator). During 1820 and 1824, Bolivar continued to fight to end Spanish power in…

“Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.” That is the saying that a lot of people know because of Christopher Columbus going to explore America. If he hadn’t gone at that time, who knows how the world might have been different. One example I can think of is that Florida could have been French or of a completely different culture. Now, who is Christopher Columbus? He was an Italian explorer that went to America in 1492 in search for a new trade route. This essay will talk about his voyages to…