In the story, The House of Spirits, Isabel Allende used the ideas of power, culture, and author very frequently. It is easy to see Estebans struggle for power throughout the book. His struggle to have full power over Clara and his raping of the peasent girls were both examples of his power struggle.
Culture plays a […]
This book so far has been slightly confusing. It seems wierd to me that Clara would stop talking? Whats the significant point for the reason she stops talking until she announces her marriage? Am I wrong for thinking Barrabas is the coolest person in the novel thus far? I mean who are we suppose to […]
Gregorio Cortez was looked at as a rebel and extreme badass in the corridos we read and looked at. In the movie we saw in class, he was looked at in two different ways. The defendant had him as innocent and everything he did was in self defense. I don’t agree with this as I […]
The “artriods” poem was extremely confusing. As far as being a poem this piece meant nothing to me. It was certainly neat, but not anything I would call poetry. I did, however, play the game on my own time and found it to be some what enjoyable. There is a lack of emphasis on the […]