Summary Of The Blueprints Of Our Lives By Narcisco Rodriguez

Constancia’s sense of loss rests in her description of Miami as “a mass of disquieting details” and its “blinding” light. While she tried for many years to shelter herself from feeling the loss of her mother, her childhood, and above all, her home, the similarity of Miami’s geography and societal norms forces her to recognize her true cultural identity. Being situated in a place similar to that of Cuba is unsettling for Constancia as she listens to the music broadcasted on the radio. She describes this music as to embody notions of “regret”, symbolizing the overreaching desire of Cuban Americans to return to a world that no longer exists as they once knew it.

During the 1950s, the Dominican Republic was suffering under the confining control of the dictator, Rafael Trujillo. In her essay, “My First Free Summer”, poem, “Exile”, poem, “All-American Girl”, and short story, “Antojos”, Julia Alvarez utilizes stylistic elements to convey her life experiences. Alvarez’s strong sense of figurative language, sensory images, and strong characterization ties in to her overall purpose of bestowing culture, grasping imagery, and insight on her life experiences to incorporate the struggles of all immigrants feeling a loss of identity.

To begin when talking about her relative that lived on the border but had to leave because of the living conditions on the border are so unbearable. She uses a tone that is a angry, sad, with a hint of being upset with phrases like “she speaks of her life away and her reasons for leaving with great pain” (61). Also “At least up north, in spite of discrimination, alien foods, and cold weather, there were jobs”(61)  The combo of how the writer uses tone and style makes the reader understand the gravity of her story. With being able to connect to the story on a deeper level will make an effect that makes you feel similar to the point where you connect as a person to the story therefore you want to listen to her. The last use of style is during the ending paragraph where she uses a blend of emotion and assertion to give you a picture that she is talking to you person to person. She has gained your trust and is now talking to you frankly telling you that these people are in pain and are struggling everyday “This is our reality, and we especially we Chicanos and Chicanas, Negotiate in our daily lives” (62). But this is to be expected when you are in the clash of two types of worlds colliding. She goes on to say though they are treated as aliens and constantly are reminded that they are the otherness of the country what she calls “This in essence is the greatest

The Riveras struggle with both emotional and financial difficulties after immigrating to America. When the Riveras arrive to America they are faced with many financial difficulties. When Alma first arrives to Redwood Apartments she realizes that it is nothing like how she expected American housing to be. She says “ I had expected it to be nicer. Something with white shutters and red bricks with manicured shrubs and flower boxes in the windows. The way American houses looked in movies.” (Henrique 12) Even though the Riveras housing was not as they had hoped for it was the best they were able to do because of Arturos low pay at his new job in a mushroom factory which is keeping the Riveras visas active. Arturo undergoes harsh conditions working

Wendy Guerra’s Everyone Leaves is a story about the obstacles Nieve encountered growing up in Cuba with a broken family. Though one could argue life in Cuba did not hinder Nieve’s hinder Nieve’s chances of becoming successful, Cuba’s shortcomings are stated throughout Everyone Leaves. From the disconnect Cuba has with the rest of the world, to the restrictions that come with living in a communist society on an island nation, the negative effects Cuba has on Nieve is evident. Though there are many challenges Nieve faces on a micro level with her family and friends, the obstacles Nieve encountered on a macro level can be connected to the challenges of life in Cuba. The theme obstacles of life in Cuba was revealed by Wendy Guerra early on

Coming into the United States from another country is a dream of many immigrants. They believe that by coming here they will have a better life. Sadly, that is not the truth for many immigrants. In The Tortilla Curtain Candido and America are immigrants that did not get the life that they hoped for by coming to the U.S. This book shows readers the struggles that immigrants go through by coming into the United States. The story is quite emotional and relatable for people of Hispanic background and Americans, because it shows the viewpoints of both couples and the reader can get the idea of why the characters act and feel a certain way. If the story was written

The golden life, the place where all is perfect, clean, shiny, new, and eventful. Where the hopes and dreams of making it big and having a better life all seem to always be. This far away place where people who are not currently living in want to go find and move to. Families always want what is best for themselves, they want to have a solid paying job, they want safety and they want new things; this is why immigration of families and people is now a very common thing. We are all constantly hearing about how people go form Cuba to American, or from Venezuela to Colombia. However, immigrating somewhere new is not always flowers and daisies. There are many things that happen and change when one immigrates somewhere new and there are many things that families and individuals have to go through. Through my research on immigration and stress, I will argue how the characters had to deal with these challenges in Dreaming in Cuban.

The fabricated and illusory American culture tears the emigrant family apart, pulling each member in a different direction as each chases his personal piece of the staple of American culture — the unattainable ideal. Rodriguez examines the irresistible lore of American perfection through her sister’s yearning for the perfect “TV family.” Her sister seeks to rid herself of the differentness she feels in society due to her Cuban heritage, “to sever the question from the answer.” By embracing the American concept of family, her sister loses her genuine relationships by becoming an empty reflection of popular culture, “a glossy ad of the ideal American living room.” In addition, the metaphor implies the depth of the cultural rifts because by becoming

The book is a compelling read, it is full with humorous little stories and sad. When initiating the book you can see a few glimpse about their major town problems. In order to keep a reader captivated the author has to use various ways of writing styles. The main ones are logos, pathos, and ethos. He uses logos in a way he uses the problems that are going on Tres Camarones that is indeed that are happening in Mexico in different cities. The problems are drug lords just coming in town and claiming it as theirs and mistreat people. Also how all the men just leave to the United States to provide money to their family. He is letting his audience know what is currently happening in Mexico, and why Mexicans usually seek to come to America. He can connect the audience to Mexico’s problems and open their eyes to reality. He uses pathos, and attaches the audience emotionally to the book. He states all the characters problems, and how bad conditions the town us. They don’t have all the luxurious things we have now days and they all have family problems. Ethos, everything in the book comes from the authors personal experience. The book is full with facts

This story is about how persons tried to adapt their life escaping from Cuba to United States.It gives an idea using the humor how had to be for them leaving for a better place "The stories that opened in sun, always narrowed into a dark place" (Mendez, 2001, p. 2).

The story tells about four elderly men, who emigrated from Cuba and the Dominican Republic to USA in the 1960s, and how they could not forget their lives in their homeland and start over.

She was living in a world filled with joy, laughter, and peace. Her childhood was her favorite memorable moment in Mexico. "I remember during the summer; the flowers would bloom and together with my friends would create a different design with each flower we found." - said Juana. The smell of tortillas was her favorite smell of the entire world, so every time she smelled a tortilla she felt right at home. She lived in a ranch close to a city called Dolores Hidalgo. The ranch that Juana was from were a lot of trees covered in dust, and there was a stream where they would wash their clothes and they would take showers. The ranch was about 4 acres, she lived with 2 older brothers. The house they lived in was a simple house made of adobe. Dolores Hidalgo was the nearest city to their home. The city that’s filled with beautiful trees and music. Juana would of never imagine of leaving her best-loved city.

Clara Han conducted work in Chile by observing Sra. Flora and her family, who live in an impoverished neighborhood, for eight years. In her article Han, through her work, was able to convey the true emotional and physical struggles of not only Sra. Flora’s family, but all of the impoverished families in Chile. From her study Han was able to deduce certain social structures within the Chilean society. One of the most prominent messages from Han’s study was that families in poverty stick together. Family, to the poor, is the most important thing. That being said, often multiple generations will live in one household, especially if the other members are unemployed. (Han 2011: 7) Since there are many people living inside one house there has to be someone who is the center of the house, and person is the mother; when Sra. Flora gets sick and/or upset everything falls apart. (Han: 20) Sra. Flora rights the wrongs

Excitement and adrenaline ran through my body as I stood before the wide, white doors that lead into my grandparent’s house in a small farm town called Jose Maria Morelos in Durango, Mexico. It was a beautiful, sunny, December evening; warm enough to just wear a light sweatshirt, not like the December evenings in Minnesota where you need Eskimo attire to go outside. It has been a family tradition to go every winter break, leaving Minnesota behind in an avalanche of snow. Jose Maria Morelos, called La Bajada by the locals, including myself, is a small thriving farm town that has a young spirit when it comes to culture and friendliness. What once boomed with agriculture and farm animals, now stands as a visiting town on vacation days and a

n the novel One Hundred Year's of Solitude, family is a common theme throughout the novel, but not meaningful, like it is in the real world. Love is a difficult feeling for Jose Arcadio Beundia because they have seventeen children, and it is very difficult to give every child the love it deserves. However, in Macando it is easy for orphans to find a home. For example, Ursula adopts Rebecca. Although Ursula adopts Rebecca, it is not like an adoption in today's society where the child is loved unconditionally and is a dream come true; for Ursula, Rebecca is basically just another person living with her. Part of the reason why I believe it is difficult for a family to feel loved in this book, is because of all of the violence that erupts between