Hello blog readers, For this week, I chose to read Cartucho by Nellie Campobello. This novel was quite interesting as it was composed of a bunch of small stories. Written through the perspective of a child, the young girl’…
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Hello blog readers, For this week, I chose to read Cartucho by Nellie Campobello. This novel was quite interesting as it was composed of a bunch of small stories. Written through the perspective of a child, the young girl’…
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Campobello tells stories of the revolution from a child’s perspective. In this way, Campobello can capture the memories for what they are, not judged or changed by maturity or politics. I enjoyed reading this book because I could find overarching…
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Campobello tells stories of the revolution from a child’s perspective. In this way, Campobello can capture the memories for what they are, not judged or changed by maturity or politics. I enjoyed reading this book because I could find overarching…
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Nellie Campobello’s Cartucho was an intriguing yet fascinating read. Firstly, the content of the book was interesting as it depicted a unique perspective on the Mexican Revolution. Going away from the more conventional “victor’s narrative” of the Revolution, it provided a detailed firsthand account of the brutalities and violence that were experienced by those who […]
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This book was really interesting and I liked learning about the Mexican Revolution, from the perspective of regular people, who form a rebel group. I haven’t read many books on revolutions but the ones I have always have reckless, strongly political people who purposefully form a group to fight the revolution. So it was refreshing […]
I really enjoyed reading The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. Having read many and written a few papers on the Mexican revolution from a historical perspective, it was really enjoyable to put on a creative hat and read about such a significant time in hist…
I really enjoyed reading The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. Having read many and written a few papers on the Mexican revolution from a historical perspective, it was really enjoyable to put on a creative hat and read about such a significant time in hist…
Hi Everyone, This week I wanted to talk about some characters in The Underdogs, mainly Demetrio, Blondie, Luis Cervantes, and Solis. Some themes are destruction, chaos, psychology, passion, education, and philosophy. Hope you enjoy! Question: Why do you think Demetrio is unable to break from the ‘revolutionary bandit’ lifestyle? Are there any clues to this …
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Hi Everyone, This week I wanted to talk about some characters in The Underdogs, mainly Demetrio, Blondie, Luis Cervantes, and Solis. Some themes are destruction, chaos, psychology, passion, education, and philosophy. Hope you enjoy! Question: Why do you think Demetrio is unable to break from the ‘revolutionary bandit’ lifestyle? Are there any clues to this …
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