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Decades Of Don Quixote: Tracking Social Progression Through Marcela And Grisóstomo, Allison Jackson
Decades Of Don Quixote: Tracking Social Progression Through Marcela And Grisóstomo, Allison Jackson
Honors Theses
In this essay, I will track the evolution of academic opinions in the late 20th and early 21st century of two main components of the episode: Marcela’s character and what it says about Cervantes’ perception of women’s autonomy, as well as Grisóstomo’s death and the rejection of the notion of suicide by past academics. Marcela’s dramatic rejection of societal demands and Gristósomo’s tragic and confusing death are radically exciting since there is so much left to be assumed about the two main characters that is not explicitly written. The story relies on irony and subversion to enunciate a certain message; …
Relaciones De La Familia: Un Proyecto Americano, Jadyn Snakenberg
Relaciones De La Familia: Un Proyecto Americano, Jadyn Snakenberg
Honors Theses
This collection of Spanish short stories explores familial relationships through the eyes of an American female college-age student.
Solicitation Of Identity In Cien Años De Soledad, Marinda J. Cauley
Solicitation Of Identity In Cien Años De Soledad, Marinda J. Cauley
Honors Theses
In this thesis I intend to analyze Gabriel García Márquez’ canonical, magical realist novel, Cien años de soledad (1967), which is the fictional (and historical) account of several generations of the Buendía family in their town of Macondo. Cien años de soledad made its debut in 1967 at the height of the Latin American “Boom Era” of literature (1960-1970). This novel, García Márquez’ most commercially successful work, has elicited much response in the form of articles and books of literary critique. Due to its complex and repetitive nature, many critics have traditionally sought to uncover possible allegorical and/or symbolic meanings …