Sasha Perez March 10th, 2013 AFPRL Latin Literature in English Professor Hilda Mundo-Lopez A Literary Analysis on “Mother Tongue” By Demetria Martinez “His nation chewed him up and spat him out like a pinon shell, and when he emerged from an airplane one late afternoon, I knew I would one day make love with him” (Martinez, 3). And so it starts, the story of a nineteen year old Mexican- American girl named Mary (Maria; as he only chooses to call her), who helps out and eventually falls in love with Jose Luis Alegria, a Salvadoran refugee. Martínez's story of María is told against the backdrop of the 12-year civil war in El Salvador. Maria and Jose Luis develop a friendship that slowly turns into a typical novella love affair. Through their relationship, both characters are forced to confront the violence of their pasts—his at the hands of Salvadoran torturers who abducted him and murdered his fiancé, hers at the hands of a sexually abusive neighbor.
Since Japan did the bombing in Pearl Harbor, many Americans believed that Japanese Americans could not be trusted. Japanese fought because there was “A Tremendous Hole” in the Constitution and they would not tolerate being treated as less than a citizen. By the end of the war in Europe, the soldiers in 442nd, consisting most of Japanese Americans, were told by President Truman “you fought for the free nations of the world…you fought not only the enemy, you fought prejudice-and you won” (Takaki 349). Yet discrimination still existed. African Americans found themselves being targeted by hate crimes and violence.
Raised by their father to respect and revere the dictator Trujillo Minerva Mirabal develops a natural suspicion of such blatant authoritarianism. These misgivings are further consolidated when she meets a friend at school who informs her that Rafael Trujillo is secretly disposing of anyone who speaks out against him. The film and the movie portray this scenario very similarly as it is one of the scenes that will sow the seeds of future rebellion in Minerva. This is the first time that Minerva starts to think that Rafael Trujillo’s benignant disposition may be little more than a facade use to dissuade public accusations of cruelty. A subtle difference between the film and the movie involves the imprisonment of Enrique Mirabal.
Dimmesdale. This passion was in the church (the rose) but people in the church opposed this passion, just as they opposed Anne Hutchinson. The rose symbolizes what happened to both women. Right away Anne was considered a threat to authority because of her growing number of followers. People said her meetings were disorderly, but she said she was following God.
Overall, the women were upset that their men were never home, thus making an unbalance in their family, leading to an unbalance in society. War not only derives nations, but also the families of the soldiers. Many explanations have raised from the text of Aristophanes play Lysistrata and the theme of Anti-War. “Behind every great man, there is a great woman”, “Brawn vs. Brains”, and “Women, you can’t live with them, and you can’t live without them.” these sayings are loosely based on the play that has occupied our history. The play Lysistrata shows the theme of anti-war through the precise work of symbolism, characters and word choice.
In Chapter 6 Ruth beats up her son Billy for his inability to recite a passage in the Bible on Easter in front of the church. On the other hand, throughout the book Ruth mentions the sexual and physical abuse, her father applies to his children, abuses that come randomly. Yes, both Ruth and her father hit their kids, but the difference between the contacts is that Ruth hit because she expected more from her son, she wanted her son to be great, after all it is described that “his memory would serve him well enough to go to Yale
People who expressed negative thoughts about Peter's decisions were often executed before they had a chance to gain followers and rebel against the Tsar. The Streltsy, bushy musketeers and pike men, Russia's first professional soldiers, were often found at the receiving end of harsh sentences[6]. Peter the Great was bad in that he was very cruel to the people of Russia. He heavily taxed everyone, so the serfs had to pay taxes for themselves and their owners. In
He and Esperanza were in love with each other but could not marry because of the different classes. Miguel was very poor but he was hard working and caring. An example of how Miguel was a caring person was when he took all of Esperanza’s money orders from Mr. Yakotas shop and then left Los Angeles and went to Aguascalientes to bring the money orders so that Abuelita so that she can come to the United States. Esperanza is a dynamic character; she changed throughout the story from starting as a little spoiled girl to becoming a poor understanding and caring young woman. Although Esperanza was dynamic, Mama and Miguel were static characters.
Many of the workers became angry and started protesting against the government. Many of the sayings at the protest were "Down with the 10% rise in the norms!"(Shives). It just shows how outraged they were about being treated poorly. The riots actually became so violent that they had to bring in tanks and open fire on the citizens that became too outraged. Many people started struggling in the East.
Angelina had left her home with Juan Carlos’ promise of a better life, which she soon discovered was a farce. Garret attempts convincing Angelina to flee north of the border, instructing her to do exactly what he is supposed to inhibit, but out of fear for what Juan Carlos might do to her family, she chooses not to and betrays Garret by telling Juan Carlos of his plan, resulting in a deadly standoff between the two. Without Sin uses the interactions of a small group of individuals to portray how these societal struggles affect people on an individual level. Angelina is a symbol of those who hope for a better life in Mexico; those that live in such