Latin American culture

Anita Desai's first novel Cry, the Peacock (1963), is about Maya, a dissenting female who battles against three traditional forces in her life: male authority expressed by her husband; her female friends who play stereotypical submissive-wife roles; and her religion's beliefs in karma and detachment. Being over-sensitive, sentimental and imaginative Maya is a total contrast to the rational, logical, Gautam. By making a beautiful use of the symbolic technique, Anita Desai has delved deep into the…

their education. Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X—African American men raised in societies where white men are predominant and where it is challenging for them to find a pathway to education if it was allowed in the first place—share little in common when the course of their individual development of literacy is compared. Douglass tells the story of his pursuit of knowledge in “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,” and Malcolm X details his own exploration of…

In her article “Reimagining Disability and Gender Through Feminist Studies”, Kim Hall provides a quote from Licia Carlson: “Does the existence of those who can be defined as complete women and mothers demand the existence of others who cannot be granted womanhood and motherhood?” (Hall 4) This question outlines a well understood distinction: that womanhood, and particularly motherhood, are not evenly applied across the board. While some women are encouraged and expected to bear children, many…

take accountability. In this election Minorities failed to stop Trumps ascendancy to the oval office. Minority groups were well aware of the divisive narrative of the election, and the more than likely result- a Trump victory— but still, minority-Americans failed to tip the scale in favour of the Democrats, and instead did so for the Republicans. According to the NY Times exit polls 88% of Blacks voted for Clinton and 8% voted Trump. For the Republican party, this was an 7% voter increase…

One of the fundamental beliefs of the post-Civil War period was that Indian culture was inferior to white culture, which led to boarding schools, reservations, and suppression of Indian culture. The Progressive Era was from the 1890s to the 1920s, and it occurred all over the United States. The Progressive Era was an attempt to fix the corrupted government, break up monopolies, and improve problems in society. The Progressives also thought that the Indians were problematic to white society. For…

A name is a designation of importance, whether that is positive or negative. When a discovery of new land is made a new name typically goes along with it. When a child is born they receive a name as a symbol of their parents commitment and love. Like a contract, a name seals the connection between the person who gives it and the person or place that is the recipient of it. Names can also be classifications which can elevate a person's status or take that status away. In Toni Morrison's novels…

through a lineage of people. Homegoing gives an outlook on the horrid treatment Africans and African Americans suffered. Hoemgoing provides an account of narratives from those captured, enslaved, and oppressed that may be forgotten but reappears through a work of fiction (Charles). Throughout the course of the novel, the author highlights the intergenerational disparities in African and African American people. Foremost, the audience is met with the concept of colonization which is later met…

rooted in Latin American culture in, specifically highlighting the presence of social status and machismo. Being a central part of the work, these two aspects of Latin American culture are emphasized through the symbolism of knives. Gabriel Garcia Marquez includes this symbol to challenge traditional ideologies of social status and machismo in Latin American culture. The reader comes to a greater knowledge of Latin American culture through this symbol and the social hierarchy of Latin America as…

Course Paper "The Culture of Poverty in Latin American Countries" Among the World, the Latin America is widely recognized by their unique geography, history, traditions and culture. However, in present years, the perspective among this countries has significantly declined because of the current rise of economic and crime issues around. Although in Latin American countries, the presence of economic issues has always prevail, during recent years the increase of poverty has become a major public…

opportunity to reinforce the experiences, traditions, and beliefs of the Latino culture amongst Latinos and to introduce these ideas to people from other cultures. These activities serve as a mechanism to pass down traditions to generations to come and thus maintain the Latino culture. Two cultural activities that I have attended this semester that pertain to the Latino culture include the Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS) opening reception and the film screening of Chico y…