Essays and Research Papers on Latin-American Literature

If you should ask anyone over forty about the geographic nature of Latin America, you would probably get a description of that area called central America. Yet today, that description has changed to include those people who identify themselves as Latino, and live south of the Texas border. This 10 page discussion will examine the industry ...

A 5 page paper which examines how the book portrays feminine stereotypes and the male oppression the characters’ face. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages. Aura was first published in 1962 by Carlos Fuentes. It is a novel filled with dualities and comparisons such as that of masculine and feminine, young and old, the beautiful and the deteriorating, life and death and darkness and light. It is this very combination of opposites which makes the novel so compelling to read ...

This 5 page report discusses” The Labyrinth of Solitude” by Octavio Paz, poet, humanist, essayist, and Nobel Prize winner. “The Labyrinth of Solitude,” (1950) for which Paz is best known, is a classic study of modern (or at least mid-20th century) Mexico -- its psyche and its culture. He described Mexico as “a nation where the sun abounds, a prodigious sun, ...

A 5 page paper which examines the character of Celia in Christina Garcia's novel "Dreaming in Cuba." The paper discusses the personality of Celia, examining the factors which provide us with background concerning Celia. The paper also examines the family relationships which influence the characterization of Celia. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper considers the different depictions of racial differences and prejudices in the way they are related by the two narrators; Isabel and Quintin in this family saga that takes place in Puerto Rico. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines the play "Los Vendidos" by Luis Valdez. The paper approaches the play with a feminist criticism as well as discusses some thematic elements such as symbolism, irony, conflict, and setting. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which looks at "The Family of Pascual Duarte" by Jose Cela and examines how Pascual was eventually destroyed by his own masculinity, or machismo. Bibliography lists 8 additional sources.

The story of The Tree by Maria Luisa Bombal is based on events in the life of a young woman that are infused with exaggerated and, or, 'magical' elements. This 5 page paper asserts that story is centered on the gender roles of Hispanic society that negate the existence of women through a focus on male roles. Bibliography ...

A 5 page research paper/essay that looks at Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits. The writer profiles four characters from the novel in regards to how they view the poverty of the Chili. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages. This essay paper will answer the question of how gender, race, ethnicity, belief, education, family and culture all work together to affect our identity. Using works by several Latin American authors, this paper will analyze how all these things work together as told by the stories to make us into the people ...

An eight page paper which looks at the concept of cultural identity as defined by four writers, and the way in which they have reconciled their own identity with that delineated by a multi-ethnic society. Bibliography lists 4 sources

A 6 page research paper/essay that contrasts and compares a play by Xavier Villaurrutia with an Italian play that highly influenced the famous Mexican playwright. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca is a play that is focused on the social role of women as it applies to family honor. Chronicle of A Death Foretold is a novella by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that focuses on the social role of men as it applies to family honor. This 10 page paper ...

5 pages in length. The character of Macabea in Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star reflects a most weak-minded, uncultured individual trying her best to swim upstream in a downstream world. So often is she oblivious to her social ineptness that she is unfazed by what others know to be outright deviant ...

A 5 page explication of Marquez' story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings." The paper examines various elements within the story. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. An expert at imagery manipulation, the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is ripe with example of his unique ability to draw out the presence of superstition, omens, dreams and irony from virtually any situation. His celebrated Chronicles of a Death Foretold is especially indicative of the author's inherent ability ...

A 5 page examination of the character of Sancho Panza in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

In examining Carone's 1999 novel, Resumo de Ana, this essay attempts to answer the question of how successful the author discusses the stories of his grandmother and uncle. The paper contends that, as an autobiographical fiction piece, author Modesto Carone does a good job. This paper also has a translation in Portugeuse. Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 5 page essay that analyzes Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, which is a narrative based on an actual murder. The writer argues that the story is far more than merely a tragic tale of homicide, it is also an indictment against a community, as the murder could have been prevented had ...

6 pages in length. Estela Portillo Trambley stood for the rights of an entire gender; her contributions to the perpetual fight against patriarchal control earned her a place firmly entrenched within the conquests of Chicano feminism. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which discusses the aspect of cultural identity among immigrants in Jose Antonio Villarreal’s “Pocho.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the themes of death and resurrection in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ “El Colonel no tiene quien le escriba.” No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. Deciphering Caribbean attributes within the literary world as they relate to the diverse perspectives of children and adults is not always a simple observation; rather, such depiction requires an inherent knowledge that can only be found in those who place both their hearts and souls into the work. Five ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing the idea of Orientalism and the novel the “Wide Sargasso Sea”. Jean Rhys’ novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” is a good example of imperialism and colonization from the perspective of someone other than the colonists which makes it a good example of the Orientalist method of literature. As the ...