Jose Maria Eca de Queiros' 'The City & The Mountains' # 2
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A 6 page paper that provides an overview of Eca de Queiros's work and the considers the major themes as they apply to Portuguese society of the late 19th century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Citymoun.wps

'So Far From God' In God's Country
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A 5 page paper on Ana Castillo's 1993 novel. Using as a secondary source Zweig and Abrams' book Meeting the Shadow, it analyzes the way in which the environment and culture in the novel's setting helps to defines the characters. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: Farfgod.wps

“And of Clay We Are Created”
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A 4 page analysis of Isabel Allende’s “And of Clay We Are Created.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAclay.rtf

“Assault on Paradise”: Cultural Lessons from the Fictional Novel By Tatiana Lobo
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A 5 page discussion of the parallels between the events which unfold in the fictional novel by Costa Rican author Tatiana Lobo and history. Recounts the impacts of the Spanish colonists on the indigenous peoples of Costa Rica, emphasizing that the Spanish greed and disregard for cultural uniqueness translated into the decimation of a culture and a people in Costa Rica just as it did across the Americas. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaPara.wps

“Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya”
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An eight page paper which looks at the themes of Paganism, syncretism and archetypes in Anaya’s Bless Me Ultima, with reference to the way in which Ultima influences Antonio’s spiritual development and helps him to understand how conflict resolution is to be achieved. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLultima.wps

“Comparison Between Juletane, by Myriam Warner-Vieyra and Masters of the Dew, by Jacques Roumain”
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A six page paper which compares and contrasts the two novels in terms of their treatment of the concepts of interdependency, isolation and the relationships between men and women as defined by their cultural backgrounds. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLjuletane.wps

“Education in Two Stories by Jamaica Kincaid”
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A paper which looks at the themes of education, learning and the acquisition of wisdom in ‘Columbus in Chains’ and ‘Seeing England for the First Time’ by Jamaica Kincaid. The paper compares and contrasts the ways in which the narrators of the two stories learn to separate ideals from reality, and considers whether this contributes to their personal development as individuals.
Filename: JLkincaid.wps

“El Lugar Sin Limites” and “Pedro Paramo”
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A 5 page paper which compares the themes of Jose Donoso’s “El Lugar Sin Limites” and Juan Rulfo’s “Pedro Paramo.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArulfo1.rtf

“Jane Eyre” and “Wide Sargasso Sea”: Rebellion Against Patriarchy
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This 12 page paper discusses “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte and “Wide Sargasso Sea” by Jean Rhys and the way in which the authors discuss patriarchy and rebellion against it. The novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” tells the story of Edward Rochester and his first wife; she is never seen, but is a major driving force in the classic Bronte novel. The Rhys book is a “prequel” to the events in “Jane Eyre.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVNoPatr.rtf