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This short story, written by Alberto Rios, combines coming-of-age with life along the U.S./Mexican border. As such, the essay examines how the author uses various methods of symbolism, including a river and golf course, to demonstrate the concept that things change. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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that, nonetheless, has a mighty roar that can be heard only by a few people. The short story does, however, have a great deal to do about "secrets," in this
coming-of-age story, the "secret lion" roars a mighty roar to signify something that the narrator is not ready to face yet; the concept of change. The purpose of this paper
is to analyze how Rios uses many symbolic elements to demonstrate change and through "The Secret Lion," to show how change is inevitable in life.
Before analyzing "The Secret Lion," however, it might be interesting to discuss the authors life and how it might pertain to the actual story. Alberto Rios was
the son of a Guatemalan father and English mother, and was raised on the American side of the Mexican-American border in the city of Nogales, Arizona (Alberto Rios). He knew
he would be involved with words in a big way and, as a result, received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arizona and a Masters in Creative Writing
from the same school (Alberto Rios). These days, he is a Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University (Alberto Rios). He has won the Arizonas Governers Arts Award, the
Western States Book Award for Fiction and the Walt Whitman Award (The Iguana Killer [Review]). Interestingly enough, Rios spoke Spanish in his house as a child, forgot much of it,
and then "relearned" it when he reached high school (Barillas). The process of relearning, however, wasnt so much relearning, as it was recognizing the language once again, Rios noted in
one interview (Barillas). While Rios has been able to cross between Spanish and English with ease, much of his work and writing
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