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    A new form of cinema or third world cinema main goal is to challenge the power structure and in due course increase social consciousness. Social consciousness focuses specifically‚ on creating a rational thinking within society by incorporating politics‚ a sense of nationalism‚ and a wide range of ideologies. This intricate cinema wants to “organically” reveal the reality of what’s going on as well as educate the individual living in this society. In relation to Cuba‚ it educates by demonstrating

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    Papi had been known as the greatest fisherman on Cayo Granma island‚ Cuba after Abuelo died. They said he could read the sea with his eyes closed and point you in the direction of the best places to fish. At the age of five‚ Papi would take me out to sea to teach the gift of reading the sea as had been done to him by his Papi. Whenever Papi and I found a big haul he would lift me up towards the sky and in a warm embrace‚ he would reassure me that I would always succeed in anything I set my mind to

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    dollars a gallon which was good money. They sold 9 gallons each time and kept 2 for themselves. Little Tree had a special job of cleaning the barrels out which he did quickly because they were hot. When Granpa and Little Tree were at the still‚ and Granma saw someone coming‚ she would release the dogs as a warning. Granpa tried Rippit and ol’ Maud but they didn’t do well because they got drunk each time‚ so Granpa used Blue Boy. Granpa also warned that you had to be clean about everything or special

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    his strongest allies and friends‚ especially while in the Sierra Maestra as they were the key figures that kept the movement and ideal alive. In particular‚ Frank Pais and the Llano‚ whom in the Granma landing of 1956‚ had started a revolution in Santiago de Cuba that was meant to coordinate with the Granma landing if they hadn’t arrived 2 days late. After the second failed attempt at revolution and the hiding in the Sierra Maestra‚ he relied on Pais to provide him with arms and food. Towards the end

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    yard." While "they fought over everything‚" they "loved and needed the fighting" (78). After Grampa dies‚ Granma "‘got to a bellerin’" and "‘don’ speak to nobody [and] don’ seem to recognize nobody’" (174). She yells and screams as if "‘she’s talkin’ to Grampa’" (175). This ultimately leads to her death not long after‚ as if she can’t survive without him. The death of Grampa followed by Granma illustrates the connection that comes with marriage and the significance of

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    members who think of other members before themselves‚ and Ma expresses this idea clearly with Granma’s death. The Joads have a connection where each member truly has someone to have their back when in need. Tom shares this with Casy and Al‚ Ma and Granma‚ Pa with Granpa and Uncle John‚ Ruthie and Winfield‚ Rose of Sharon and Connie‚ but then there’s Noah who doesn’t feel the same love which is one of the reasons that persuades him to depart from the family. They also have a structure in which Tom

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    Krystal Giffen The Grapes of Wrath Part 1: Literary Analysis 1. A. “…‘What’s this call‚ this sperit?’ An’ I says‚ ‘It’s love…” (page 23‚ Chapter 4). This quote is an example of an metaphor. The use of this metaphor was to show the reader why the preacher doesn’t preach anymore. The effect the metaphor had on the reader was‚ for them to see how the preacher really viewed ‘the sperit’. B. “One cat’ takes and shoves ten families out. Cat’s all over hell now…” (pg. 8‚ Chapter 2). This quote is

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    from place to place; they were not stable in one area. The book tells the story of the Joad family’s hardships during their migration to California and the trouble they faced in the prosperous state. The Joad family was consisted of Grampa Joad‚ Granma Joad‚ Uncle John Joad‚ Pa Joad‚ Ma Joad‚ Noah Joad‚ Tom Joad‚ Rose of Sharon‚ Al Joad‚ Ruthie Joad‚ Winfield Joad‚ Connie‚ and a friend‚ Jim Casy. The story’s protagonist‚ Tom Joad‚ was

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    Ivy and Sairy Wilson and invite them to ride in the truck since their car broke down. Sairy is very sick and doesn’t make it passed the California border. As they near California they hear that there are little jobs and little food‚ and soon after Granma Joad dies. The rest of the family move from camp to camp looking for work. At first the people aren’t very nice and start many fights‚ and Noah and Connie decide to leave the family and do their own thing. But later they start making many friends

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    image‚ subsequently released Castro in 1955 as part of a general amnesty. Castro ended up in Mexico‚ where he met fellow revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara and plotted his return. The following year‚ Castro and 81 other men sailed on the yacht “Granma” to the eastern coast of Cuba‚ where government forces immediately ambushed them. The estimated 18 survivors‚ including Castro‚ his brother Raúl and Guevara‚ fled deep into the Sierra Maestra Mountains in southeastern Cuba with virtually no weapons

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