"Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo
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A 5 page paper which examines the combination of history and fantasy in Juan Rulfo's "Pedro Paramo." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArulfo.rtf

"The Family of Pascual Duarte" by Jose Cela
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A 5 page paper which looks at "The Family of Pascual Duarte" by Jose Cela and examines how Pascual was eventually destroyed by his own masculinity, or machismo. Bibliography lists 8 additional sources.
Filename: RAduarte.wps

"The Mystic Masseur" by V.S. Naipaul
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A 4 page analysis of "The Mystic Masseur" by V.S. Naipaul. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAnaipul.rtf

"The Seven Madmen"
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This 7 page paper examines Roberto Arlt's 1929 novel "The Seven Madmen." Arlt was an Argentinean writer who was a strong influence on Latin writers who followed him. Bibliography lists sources.
Filename: HV7Madmn.rtf

"Time of the Doves" by Merce Rodoreda
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A 5 page paper which discusses various elements of the story "Time of the Doves" by Merce Rodoreda. The elements discussed are the main topics of the novel, mother-daughter relationships, the evolution of Natalia (the main character), and how the novel stands to represent feminist literature. This paper is also available in Spanish version. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArodoreda.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

A Caribbean Childhood: A Child's Way Of Seeing The World Versus The Adult Viewpoint
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5 pages in length. Deciphering Caribbean attributes within the literary world as they relate to the diverse perspectives of children and adults is not always a simple observation; rather, such depiction requires an inherent knowledge that can only be found in those who place both their hearts and souls into the work. Five authors in particular stand out in this field as successfully portraying the aspect of Caribbeanness and its relationship to a child's way of seeing the world within their writings: Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea; Maryse Conde's I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem; Caryl Phillips' Cambridge; Simone Schwarz-Bart's The Bridge of Beyond; and Aime Cesaire's Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. The authors clearly exemplify the fundamental aspects of childhood attitudes as compared to their adult counterparts, clearly illustrating how the world looks rosier to a child; as that child grows into adulthood, there develops an expectation for a greater fall. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCCarCh.rtf

A Comparative Analysis of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Octavio Paz
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the lives, works, and literary styles of two of Latin America’s most respected and influential authors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGmarpaz.rtf

A Comparison Between Walcott’s “A Far Cry from Africa” and Brand’s “Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater” and the Impact of Colonization
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This is a 5 page paper comparing the poems and the effect of colonization in the works “A Far Cry from Africa” by Derek Walcott and “Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater” by Dionne Brand. Both are writers who feel displaced by their mixed West Indian and European backgrounds combined with their present dual nationalities in North America and Trinidad. While Walcott’s “Far Cry” depicts a man with divided loyalties and displays the brutality of colonization, Brand’s “Mammy” gives more a sense of Mammy’s strength over her oppressors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TJBrand1.rtf