Tuesday, April 21, 2015

When I Was ... article by Gregory Stephens

Title:When I Was Puerto Rican as Borderland Narrative: Bridging Caribbean and U.S. Latino Literature
Author(s):Gregory Stephens
Publication Details: Confluencia 25.1 (2009): p30-45.
Source:Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 363. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. From Literature Resource Center.
Document Type:Critical essay
Gale
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2014 Gale, Cengage Learning

Hipólito Ranquileo

Hipólito Ranquileo - Evangelina's father was a professional clown, married to Digna, beats his wife

"he worked in the circus, he was an artist, he traveled, he saw the world, and when he came back he told of the wonderful things he'd seen" (13)

Pradelio's Cave

Pradelio's (Evangelina's brother) hiding place.

"The earth was dry and cracked; the scrub was covered with a dust that had turned the landscape the color of dried clay." (200)

“Pradelio partió a la montaña guiado por Jacinto, su hermano menor quien conocía esos ceros como nadie. En la cima se escondió alimentándose de lagartijas, roedores, raíces y pocas viandas que de vez en cuando el niño le llevaba.” (Part II, Las Sombras) - Marilyn

An elegant nursing home

The first floor of the Beltran mansion - "The Will of God"

"The Will of God"

The first floor of the Beltran mansion.

"The Will of God" - nursing home

A ruined hut

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Abandoned hut where Irene and Francisco go after finding the cave. They have sex here for the first time.

"Francisco took Irene by the hand and led her to the ruined hut, the only visible refuge on the hill." (193)



Article on "And of Clay Are We Created"


Eva Luna Article by Jennifer Smith

"And of Clay Are We Created." Short Stories for Students. Ed. Jennifer Smith. Vol. 11. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 1-16. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Apr. 2015.

URL
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX2695800012&v=2.1&u=ncc_paul&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w

Article by Gould Levine/Of Love and Shadows

Gale Virtual Reference Library

"Of Love and Shadows." Isabel Allende. Linda Gould Levine. New York: Twayne Publishers, 2002. 38-54. Twayne's World Authors Series 893. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Apr. 2015.

URL
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX1598700013&v=2.1&u=ncc_paul&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w