A conversation about Latino literature by students and professor at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana in Spring semester 2012. Monday, June 25, 2012. The View from Tucson, Arizona. On January 16, 2012.

Monday, April 16, 2012. Oscar tries to make sense of his Dominican values and his American interests, and in the end, cannot make sense of either. In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,. Although Pilar in Dreaming in Cuban.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012. By Cristina Garcia, and. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. One of the classics of Latino Literature continues to be. Family has a different dynamic in. 8221; the novel is a text that deals primarily with the relationships of mothers and daughters, and this relationship is necessary for the daughters and mothers to understand e.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Because many of the stories in Latino literature deal with families adjusting to the displaced feeling of living in the United States from another country, the male characters feel as if they need to exert their control over women because they feel disempowered by the Anglos in the United States culture. By Rudolfo Anaya, Bodega Dreams. By Ernesto Quiñonez, and Dreaming in Cuban.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012. We see the main characters identify with their family; however, the people they call family are not always those that are their biological family. The definition of family changes as the stories and characters develop. The novels Bless Me, Ultima. Demonstrate different aspects of family and how family can have more than one definition. In the novel Dreaming in Cuban.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012. An important element throughout Latin American literature is the use of magical realism. This style or technique serves to blend real and extraordinary elements throughout the plot and lives of the characters. According to The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. As Pilar reflects on h.

Sunday, April 15, 2012. Religion is a huge part of the Latino Culture. It affects the people and their everyday lives. It influences them to make choices and decisions that are based in their relationship with God. The main religion in the Latino Culture is Christianity and the most common tradition of Christianity is Catholicism. There are also Evangelical traditions practiced. Latinos practice Christianity but how does it affect their lives? Bless Me, Ultima.

Monday, April 16, 2012. Christ Figures and Examining Themes of Sacrifice, Conversion, and Forgiveness. Christ Figures and Examining Themes of Sacrifice, Conversion, and Forgiveness. And Tonio in Bless Me, Ultima. Sacrifice themselves, for the spiritual betterment of their communities by taking on a Christ-like persona. In looking at the Christ figures in these stories readers understand the importance Christ-li.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Religious Hybridity in Latino Literature. By Ernesto Quiñonez, and. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. By Junot Díaz are each mutually distinct books with differing literary styles and cultural backgrounds. One way these books serve .