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Pedro Páramo
Posted by: Chanya Chawla
Hi everyone, this week’s reading was quite rushed for me (as I can imagine it was for others too) as we try to survive the midterm season.Although I am not typically fond of gory themes, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Its central theme of "de... read full post >>
Pedro Páramo
Posted by: Chanya Chawla
Hi everyone, this week’s reading was quite rushed for me (as I can imagine it was for others too) as we try to survive the midterm season.Although I am not typically fond of gory themes, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Its central theme of "de... read full post >>
Week 6: Pedro Paramo (Juan Rulfo)
Posted by: David Peckham
Going into this weeks lecture, I was somewhat fascinated and disturbed by Juan Rulfo’s description of Comala and the Mexican rural countryside that Juan Preciado moves through during his search for his supposed father Pedro Paramo. I went into the text having listened to Professor Jon’s lecture and his introduction for the ghostly and almost […] read full post >>
Week 6: Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo
Posted by: Elisabeth Herrington
Reading Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo this week was certainly easier to follow then last week's readings, and I enjoyed being able to feel as though I could understand and unpack the writing. Unlike last week's reading, the confusion I felt while re... read full post >>
Week 6: Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo
Posted by: Elisabeth Herrington
Reading Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo this week was certainly easier to follow then last week's readings, and I enjoyed being able to feel as though I could understand and unpack the writing. Unlike last week's reading, the confusion I felt while re... read full post >>
Week 6: Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo
Posted by: Elisabeth Herrington
Reading Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo this week was certainly easier to follow then last week's readings, and I enjoyed being able to feel as though I could understand and unpack the writing. Unlike last week's reading, the confusion I felt while re... read full post >>
Week 6 – Pedro Páramo: A Novel of Mexico
Posted by: sophie boucher
I found the story quite confusing to read with all the time jumps and character switches. It really put the “ghost” in ghost town (that was awful I know). Having one of the narrators, Juan Preciado, die in the middle was also quite unexpected, but at the same time, maybe I should’ve seen it coming. […] read full post >>
Week 6: “Pedro Paramo” Juan Rulfo
Posted by: rebeca ponce
This week’s reading brought me back so many memories as I read this novel for the second time. I remember reading this in my last year in middle school and being deeply confused on so many aspects of the book. Being able to re-read this novel really made me appreciate such a good piece of […] read full post >>
Week #6: Rulfo’s “Pedro Paramo”
Posted by: ashley haines
Like a good chunk of my peers, I find myself in agreeance that this week’s read, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, was a more enjoyable read because I quite enjoy stories that run along the themes of memory, family, life, and death itself. Even though the book wasn’t exactly in chronological order, I still found […] read full post >>
Week six- The Kingdom of This World
Posted by: mandy
In this week’s reading, I read “The Kingdom of This World” by Alejo Carpentier. I quite enjoyed reading this story as I found the imagery to be quite powerful throughout the book, evoking strong emotions in me as the reader. This imagery was shown to be strong from the very beginning, with Ti Noel detailing […] read full post >>
