Guava Monologue

When the book first starts out Yolanda is back home in the Dominican Republic for the first time in five years. While she is there she experiences a huge craving for guavas. Guavas are a fruit grow in the Dominican Republic. “‘I’ll tell you what my santo wants after five years,’ Yolanda

The author creates themes of commonality that are relatable to many in this story story. There is a crucial moment in rebellious child’s lives that pushes them to act out. For Lola this happens to be her mother and her battle with breast cancer, “with her cancer there wasn’t much she could do anymore” (Diaz 5). Lola,

At that moment, it seemed to him [Santiago] that time stood still, and the Soul of the World surged within him. When he looked into her dark eyes…he learned the most important part of language that all the world spoke-the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their hearts. It was love…She smiled, and that was certainly an omen-the omen he had been awaiting, without even knowing he was, for all his life…What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life…He was more certain of it than of anything in the world…Without such love, one’s dreams would have no meaning. (92-93)

First, Garcia Marquez explains the importance of Aracataca to him, relating to the reader his earliest memories of standing in a crib and bills them as his “first experience as a writer” (38) He then goes on to narrate all the experiences during his childhood

Sleeping. I wish I was, anyway. Right now I’m just laying on my bed, staring at my TV screen. Too much has happened recently. I wish I could just disappear from it all. I’ve been too much of an idiot and look where I am now. Lost in life.

I remember when we were little kids, me and Banquo would always go to each other house's to play and one day we decided to play outside on a rainy day and we came home with muddy clothes and shoes, we were inseparable. Banquo, the person who we are all here gathered to honor was my best friend since we were both kids and I will never forgot him and always and forever keep him in my thoughts. As I said Banquo and I were inseparable as kids, we did everything together. Banquo and I lived near each other which worked to our benefit since their wasn't a day were we weren't playing soldiers or some other game we would invent. In our prime years we started to play grown up games and tried our best to prove that we were grown ups and not

Hello, hahaha I’m sorry I just couldn’t think of anything else to say. Well I’m not sure what unfortunate set of events has led you to my rotten mind but hello none the less. I am not a skilled writer nor do I believe a good person but oh well. I would like to start a new first chapter of my life and decided to document it for….. well I’m not sure who. To be honest there is a good chance no one will ever see this mad man’s scribbles but I have a strange compulsion to create so there. I’m going to do it regardless.

Agapé The sky is as blue as it is always; grey Yet there it is again, outside lurks a sensual whisper from the wind Remaining stars left weakened in dismay – I will wait! My promise hung open those obeying oceans, Blurred blank; a tide pulls back from a shore of opaque truths With its lunar leader’s right declaring myself and him to find More, more, more.

Here me out. I get it that sometimes, things happen, and people don’t want to be reminded of them. But when you start trying to censor things out of your life, you aren’t handling your problems, you’re avoiding them. You are saying that you can’t handle a WORD or IDEA, so you can’t see/say/think it, and neither can the people around you.

Griffin got out of the water and walked up to Gigi. “Sis,you're just gonna lose so there's no point,” Griffin stated while trying to hold back a laugh.

In Dreaming in Cuban, by harnessing memory to deconstruct the separations that exist between perception and history, and past and present, Garcia creates a link between the generations of women in the novel. When the boundaries of extremes are intercepted, there exists a space in the middle for an alternate narrative to be created. This unique narrative is one that rewrites history, and tells the story of the self in a way that honors her autonomy. Dreaming in Cuba displays the way in which passing on this narrative of survival, fosters empathy, and harnesses memory to further intercept the boundaries of past and present, thus allowing for the daughters and granddaughters to share in the suffering, and triumphs of their mothers and grandmothers. Ultimately, by relying on memory as the guiding force with which each of the narratives is told, Garcia tests the boundaries between individual and collective memory, truth and fabrication, and how the altering of reality in and of itself can serve as a way to live in an unlivable

I could not the thought of my own son telling me that to my face, so went away and left him alone. I walked in a rush to the river when Vasudeva came. He was also frustrated with the behaviors of my son, but he said nothing until today. Vasudeva told me everything about how my son had been talking rudely to him and stole food, money, and more. At first I was shocked but when I saw my son steal the ferry and left the oar missing while he left. Not only that but also that morning he stole all the silver coins from its location and that previous night he had returned home late probably was thinking about a way to run away. I wanted to go after him, but Vasudeva confronted me about the truth that he might not want to be followed. Instead of listening

“I push my cart away, towards the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearly seedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet” (p. 4), the novel begins with Esmeralda as an adult inspecting a guava at a store in New York, bringing back memories of her childhood. While reminiscing on her childhood she also refers to the predictability and boringness that comes with growing into adulthood. The story of her childhood begins in a shack made of tin where her father Pablo, mother Ramona, her two younger sisters and she live. They live in the barrio of Macun, where she enjoys the freedom and simplicity of life in the countryside, she also takes advantage of the availability of

As you may have already noticed, I have been addicted to the little sandwich place, across the street from where I work, Pickles and Swiss!

Santiago is a very independent, experiential learner, who uses creativity and tenacity to learn, but he is too self-involved with little care for the community. Independence has been essential to Santiago’s life after leaving his family to follow his dreams. Setting off on his own, Santiago “[goes] to the market for something to eat, [trade] his book, and… sample the new wine he bought” (Coelho 15) everyday. The rule of three alludes to Santiago’s new responsibilities after becoming independent, while “wine” symbolizes Santiago’s new adulthood – a part of life where independence is necessary. Coelho uses this to show Santiago’s attachment and his value for independence, which is needed in his daily life. Experiential learning, along with independence, maximizes Santiago’s education and enjoyment to overcome obstacles. One of the most important skills Santiago learns through experience is finding life, in order to find food and direction in the desert. Traveling on his horse to find life, the “gigantic moon” (Coelho, 117) shines over him, symbolizing the broadening of Santiago’s mind through connotation of enlightenment. The “Silver reflections” (Coelho, 117) that appear on the rocks, emphasize the depth of learning Santiago achieves through experience and self-reliance by connoting a sense of peace and understanding. The combination of experience and independence allows