Essays and Research Papers on Latin-American Literature

A 6 page paper that provides an overview of Eca de Queiros's work and the considers the major themes as they apply to Portuguese society of the late 19th century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing specific literary works: 'New York Oficina Y denuncia (New York Office and declaration),' by Frederico Garcia Lorca, and the first two chapters of 'El Oro del Malorca (The Gold of Malorca),' by Ruben Dario. The industrial revolution was a time of great change that eventually has led the world to ...

A 5 page essay that analyzes the book by Carmen Laforet. Nada is the first novel written by noted Spanish author Carmen Laforet. First published in 1944, some critics have regarded this work as autobiographical as it recounts the spiritual desolation of a country emerging from civil war. Many have regarded this ...

A 9 page research essay which studies Kincaid's tangible anger in light of the fact that she is imprisoned by the construct of a 'foreign' language and by constructed roles for women on her native Antigua in five works. The writer posits that her use of language eventually creates a sense of freedom from ...

8 pages in length. The extent to which Edward Rochester, in Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, was like a Spanish conquistador compels the reader to imagine that the author did a considerable amount of research in order for him to convey such characteristics. History has demonstrated the Spanish conquistador as terribly cruel and ...

5 pages in length. In Jean Rhys's compelling novel about racial tension amidst confusion and anxiety, the author addresses this subtext in such a way as to portray Antoinette as a product of an intolerant society. While more of an underlying theme, the character's racial inner struggles in Wide Sargasso Sea represent a ...

A 3 page paper discussing 'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rys and 'Heremakhonon - a Novel' by Maryse Conde. No additional sources are cited.

A 4 page paper describing the themes and narrative styles of these three novels (authors are Conde, Toomer, & Marshall). Bibliography lists the 3 books.

A 5 page paper on this novel about the Mexican Revolution, by Mariano Azuela. The paper concludes that Azuela feels there is no sense to the cyclical rise and fall of leaders and movements, alliances and feuds, and that war is a waste of precious human life. Bibliography included.

A 6 page paper discussing the changes the four Mirabal sisters moved through on their journey from the children of a middle-class landowner in the 1930s Dominican Republic to full-blown political activists. One sister never did participate, though she was sympathetic to the rebel cause, but the other three gave their lives and became ...

A 5 page analysis of the relationship between the main characters in this novel. Parents around the world face the challenge of instilling in their children values and cultural heritage but so often children resist their efforts. In this case, the parents fought to keep their son from becoming a "pocho" - one who forgets ...

A 5 page essay comparing and contrasting two of the main characters--Nicolas and Uncle Marcos. It describes the similarities in beliefs, interests, relationships and, ultimate, their destinies.

The second essay explores the roles of legitimate and illegitimate children in the novel. Several examples are provided which show how illegitimacy is viewed by Esteban and the resulting consequences of that viewpoint.

A 5 page paper on the 1991 novel by Isabel Allende. In an analysis of the book's theme, the paper explains Allende's belief that everything happens for a reason; in some inscrutable way, the Supreme Intelligence of the Universe, or God, or karma, writes the events of our lives so that no matter which path ...

A 5 page essay which explores Chilean author, Isabel Allende's remarkable contribution to world literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper on this classic of Portuguese literature. The writer explores the author's life in reference to his work, and describes the historical reference. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper on Ana Castillo's 1993 novel. Using as a secondary source Zweig and Abrams' book Meeting the Shadow, it analyzes the way in which the environment and culture in the novel's setting helps to defines the characters. No additional sources are listed.

A 3 page paper discussing the autobiography of Assata Shakur and how struggles against racism and classism throughout the world is linked with her own struggle and exile. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper that provides an overview of the different elements of family represented in the Latino short stories compiled in Iguana Dreams. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page essay which analyzes how Paz makes use of the Mexican 'pachuco,' that is, a Mexican youth who is trying to assimilate into the U.S. culture, as a symbol for wider sociological problems facing Mexico.

A 6 page paper that answers the question: Why does Paz start off using the example of the pachuco, yet seems to leave it float thereafter? This paper contends that Paz demonstrates some of his major symbolic representations through his characterization of the pachuco. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An eight page paper looking at this multicultural novel in terms of its treatment of the issues of cultural identity and assimilation. The paper asserts that when immigrants try too hard to melt into one homogenous nation, they lose those distinctive characteristics which allow them to maintain their emotional and spiritual health. Bibliography lists two ...

8 pages in length. The torture endured by the Chilean people at the hands of those who orchestrated the coup is undeniable. The military rebellion, which occurred in 1973 as a means by which to overthrow the democratically elected government established by Salvador Allende, was the cause of death and disappearance for thousands ...

A 5 page evaluation of the book, “Wild Steps of Heaven,” by Victor Villasenor. In this incredible tale of one family we see the many sides to any given family or culture. It is an incredible look into the history of a culture as well as the people of Hispanic origin. The story is full ...

A five page paper looking at the way nineteenth century Spanish novelist Benito Perez Galdos depicted the dual societies of middle-class and poor in these two novels. The paper argues that Galdos presents a self-absorbed middle class entirely wrapped up in their own mundane disasters and desires; he contrasts this with a lower class who ...