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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…

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…

The use of fantastic elements in an acceptable and believable setting is reminiscent of other texts that have been categorized as magical realism. Investigating the use of magical realism within ethnic writings of non-Latin American origin, Roland Walter notes that "magic is an integral part of reality in that the natural and supernatural categories of reality are harmoniously intertwined" (2). This mingling of the natural world with the supernatural is a key component in The Hundred Secret…

You know a man to be rather interesting when the first thing someone tells you about them is their incredibly peculiar disappearance. Ambrose Bierce disappeared somewhere into Mexico after December 26, 1913, the date found on what is presumed to be his last letter. Carlos Fuentes, famous contemporary writer of Mexico, swears that you can still hear stories of some old foreigner wandering the Mexican landscape. This, paired with Bierce’s own impressive works and history, inspired writers such as…

Averonica Roth once said” Maybe it’s a little depressing to think that my version of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it mean that I don’t really understand what perfect is”. This quote is a belief description on how the main character Zavalita feels about Peru. Peru has Zavalita feeling some type of because of all the wild and crazy events that occur in the streets of Peru. This paper will discuss Mario Vargas Llosa novel “The Conversation in the Cathedral” on how similar…

The legend of El Dorado refers to a highly sought after gold city in the New World during the era of European exploration. Many conquistadors and voyagers traveled to the Americas seeking these vast riches to return to their land as kings. However, being that this land was mythical, no adventurer returned in such fashion. In the poem “El Dorado”, by Edgar Allan Poe and the book Candide by Voltaire both make reference this mythical land. With a character disconnected from reality, the…

The Golden Rule “Treat others the way you would like to be treated”, its the golden rule. Unfortuantly thats the opposite of what's going on in Gabriel Marquez’s short story,“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”. Despite the possibility that the old man with enormous wings may be an angel he is treated as a circus animal. He is mentally and physical abused throughout the short story not only by the family, he is living with, but also the village and most surprisingly the church. Pelayo and…

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…