“The South” by Jorge Luis Borges portrays the life of Juan Dahlmann‚ a librarian from Buenos Aires‚ wherein a sequence of unfortunate events brings him‚ eventually and triumphantly‚ to the South. But the story might be as mundane as Dahlmann’s northern life without its stunning conclusion: rather than living happily in the South like he’s always longed for‚ Dahlmann willingly dies the first night he gets there. Dahlmann dies just before his promised life can even begin‚ yet he finds joy in it. His
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Tyreak Kellem Hispanic Literature- Spring Semester‚ 2013 Narrative Exam Horacio Xaubet Narrative Exam I I. Jorge Luis Borges: (a.) “... in every story the protagonists are thousands‚ visible and invisible‚ living and dead.” The protagonist is the leading character of a story‚ novel or any literary work. A protagonist is also defined in the modern sense as a supporter or advocate of a social or political cause. The Protagonist is the primary figure of any narrative and the events of
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A point of view is someone’s own interpretation of a story that takes place. Whether or not the tale is true is up to the reader to decide. In Jorge Luis Borges’ short story‚ The Book of Sand‚ the point of view is in first-person. Throughout the story‚ the narrator states events that bring up magic realism and makes the reader question if these events can happen in reality. The narrator is our only source of what is happening in this story‚ but is his facts true‚ or a fragment of his imagination
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Jorge Duquesne Martinez’s life was great before Fidel Castro took over. On July 3rd‚ 1946‚ in beautiful Cayo Hueso‚ Cuba‚ Jorgito’s life began. Jorge used to play baseball as a kid. He played second base and was nicknamed “Lefty” because he threw with his left hand. There was a controversy for Jorge because second base players were not allowed to be lefties. Baseball was a very common sport during Jorge’s childhood. In Jorge’s twenties‚ he started working with his father in the docks‚ unloading goods
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Jorge Garcia believes that the term “racism” is defined as an ill-will‚ a lack of benevolence‚ which is morally wrong. Simply‚ racism is created from hatred that originates in one’s heart. He describes this animosity with his coined phrase‚ the “volitional account of racism” (Garcia 251). Two that disagree with Garcia’s definition are Luc Faucher and Edouard Machery‚ whom take a psychological view‚ and state that racism is based off an “implicit racial bias‚” that “people are not aware of having”
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Burton Raffel’s‚ “The Battle of Brunanburh”‚ the narrator uses an outside perspective‚ a generalized idea‚ and wide array of internal thoughts and intimate feelings to celebrate a great accomplishment. On the other hand‚ “Brunanburh‚ A.D. 937” by Jorge Luis Borges embarks the reader on the one-on-one experience to emphasize a personal connection with the reader and gain insight into the emotional and unpleasant involvement in war. Although the Anglo-Saxon epic and the modern lyric are inspired by
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An interesting topic to explore and debate is the question of how much of our identity is innate and how much of it is developed with time. Following this question‚ and further continuing the discussion‚ would be whether or not there are innate aspects of identity that are biologically instilled in all humans and/or animals. Such aspects could include survival instincts‚ empathy‚ fear‚ or selfishness. If every being possesses these qualities‚ then it is not hard to see why one would argue its potential
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8/9/13 "Axolotl" by Julio Cortazar 70768 Axolotl by Julio Cortázar The Mexican axolotl is an odd-looking salamander with a flat head and spiked feet‚ unusual because it often spends its entire life in the so-called larval stage‚ like a tadpole‚ without ever moving to land. “It grows and grows in the same shape‚ and has the capacity to reproduce‚” said the biologist Armando Tovar Garza. “We don’t really know why it doesn’t change.” Its gaze seems to captivate as its gills slowly beat. In
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The book I have chosen was the Violent Land by the Brazilian Jorge Amado. The reason why I chose this book was because it wasn’t too long and I really like the country of Brazil. I didn’t really know which book I wanted to read at first but I looked around and this one stuck out the most and find it really enjoyable. This story is about everyday Brazilians and the minds of each Brazilian and talks about the country São Jorge dos Ilhéus which is a country ruled by rich planters. The men
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The Art of Being Ambiguous In his collection of short stories‚ Ficciones‚ Jorge Luis Borges uses dreams‚ imagination and fantasy to establish ambiguity in his stories. With the use of juxtaposition and symbols‚ Borges blends a realm of dreams and imagination into the individual’s everyday worldly experiences. Through these devices‚ Borges commonly blurs the line between aspects of reality for his characters versus the constructs of his or her mind. By combining the real with the fictitious‚ Borges
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