Themes and Motifs in the Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Initial picture of a man detached from the world that surrounds him-shows immigrant isolation but also Feliks strength of character.

“It’s society’s fault!” many say as they encounter various issues in the world, whether it is talking about moral development, crime, or the influence of famous characters on people’s life. This, presumably, is a reflection of the worry people have for society’s evolution, and their interpretation of their own experiences and knowledge. Therefore, it could be argued that each individual would have completely different perspectives of the matters that oppress society, but it would unrealistic to draw this conclusion because it would deny the existence of a convergence point between cultures. Consequently, this convergence point would be reflected in works of art of different sorts, such as poetry, paintings, novels, and others where daily occurrences

Spiegelman has presented his father’s memoirs in a creative way by portraying racial groups as animals and by making the story into a graphic novel. By presenting it in comic form, Art Spiegelman is able to better capture the emotions of those in the graphic novel. Not a dedication in the conventional sense, the book eternalizes the memoirs of Vladek and those around him.

The Memoir Spider Eaters by Rae Yang is her personal account of her life during the Maoist revolution. In addition, she reminisces about her trials and tribulations during her active participation in the culture revolution and the great North Wilderness. Her family also had various misfortunes due to these changing ideological beliefs spread by the revolution. This memoir illustrates in great detail what Yang experienced under communist rule. Spider Eaters opened up a door to a young girl and her families struggle to be good Samaritans under communist rule and their final disillusionment of the revolution they whole heartedly believed in. Yang and her family struggled with the vast ideological changes during the Maoist Revolution, in turn,

The reading by Moraga was extremely important because we need to realize that we were not always these conditioned linear thinkers or writers. Moraga points out that our years of education in these institutions, institutions not made for us, have created this sense of amnesia about who we are and who we can become. We have tried so hard to forget our stories, myths, and culture so that we can be accepted and not marginalized. We do not realize that this is what society aims to do, a complete erasure of the narratives of

In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, the author presents the reader with recurring mysterious images and characters. In visual art, repetition of colors, shapes and textures is used to create unity, emphasis and rhythm. Because Diaz is painting his story with words he is using the literary device of repetition for the same reasons, for emphasis, to create a rhythm and to tie the account together. The narrative of Oscar and the Cabral and De Leon families and friends moves back and forth in time and the repetition of images with slight variations is a powerful way of maintaining and connecting the story line or theme in what may seem like a jumble of events. The “man with no face” and “paginas en blanco” , ‘blank pages’ or missing words are just a few of the recurring symbols used to connect past, present and further and to emphasize the predictable yet random feelings and consequences of 'Fuku'. By looking more closely at how and why these symbols were used, the major theme represented in the story of Oscar’s wonderful life, becomes apparent.

The story “Mrs. Perez”, by Oscar Casares, gives the reader a real taste of the main character’s life, Mrs. Perez, through flashbacks, the use of the Spanish language, and the dynamic of her family life. The author’s use of literary devices such as, the use of Spanish and flashbacks, creates a real believable character. Casares gives the reader a real slice of life in this story. Realism is a major key to writing excellent excerpts. It gives the reader the ability to relate and sympathize with the story and characters.

Though one important concept to take in the tone this forum was open it developed an avenue for activist to continue working. An example of this is that of the development of the feminist movement. In which within the US rather than simply to give it an opinion it served to provide a dispute to such as including the Gorilla Women who fight against the way women are portrayed in media. Another example within this can then be Yoko Ono, “Cut Pieces” in which she hopes to express to her public and there view towards her as nothing more than a sexual object. Overall through both of these examples we see that the point of this format above all is simply to make the audience aware. Because of the political climate with Cuba Tania Bruguera is not only a revolutionary artist but as well provides a voice. Within her art whether in Chicago, Cuba or Colombia she creates performance arts that serve to question others and elements form their environments. In this case we are going to focus on two of her works with reference to Cuba. Although this format is hard to known when it became present in Cuba we see that it hold a voice for its

Though he is, in most aspects, the exact opposite of Alba, the character Molina from Puig’s Kiss of the Spiderwoman also exhibits subversive behaviors. And with these actions, their respective paradoxes also appear to create the aforementioned conflicts in interest. For example, there is one instance in which Molina states that, for him, acting “like a man” in a relationship is “not for me,” thus stating that he enjoys being submissive in a relationship instead of being the aggressor. However, Molina takes the initiative when agreeing to support Valentin’s guerilla motives, not submitting to Valentin, but standing on an equal level with him. The fact that Molina is not submissive in regards to Valentin allows one to question whether Molina is pretending to be submissive in order to gain Valentin’s pity and or trust, or rather

“THWIP!” goes the sound of an epic hero, and favorite character who has taught me about heroism and bravery, Spider-Man. Not only has this fictional character been a role model but also a young intelligent man named, Christopher Rios-Villalobos, who attends Yale University, and is a senior majoring in Economics. I have been inspired by many of their words, stories, and conflicts in which they resolved. They have also shown me good character, personality, and intelligence in which inspired me to continue my studies and never give up on my dreams. In addition, their lessons will always be a part of me in everyway.

On the surface, Manual Puig's Kiss of the Spider Woman is about politics and oppression. Caged literally and figuratively in an existential cell, both Molina and Valentin are wards of a police state and are therefore powerless to change their circumstances. But the novel is really about how spiritual freedom is cultivated and made manifest by Molina's retelling of his favorite movies. Because the substance of the films is first filtered through Molina's perspective, his perversion of the characters and plots reflect his own progression from an oppressed prisoner to a heroine who freely chooses the path to her own death.

That being said, he has a feministic view of society. Moreover he views his relationship with Valentin rather well as he considers himself to be the submissive female that transforms into the manipulator, that tricks Valentin into eating the prison food, so that he can intentionally take care of him. However Puig is making the reader realize that Molina is enduring an internal struggle. The struggle is that Molina is stuck between telling the Warden the information that he is trying to get from Valentin, yet insisting that Valentin tell him nothing of his political life. These combinations create the angst within the character and the ultimate suspense of the piece as a whole.

1. Key Speech/Thought expressed by main character the conveys the theme “Yes, the old game of deducting ethnicity; in this they were all participants, experts.” (Bezmozgis, 8) This quote shows us the idea of judging people just because of their ethnicities.

The book is a compilation of quotes, short and long statements, essays, and “chicken scratch”. When the book was translated, it was divided into 12 short books to aid the reader when identifying or referring to

One thing important to note is the distinction that should be made between Semprun and his novels’. Within his novels, it can be noted that Semprun was sexist and a nationalist. While these traits are doubtlessly influenced from Semprun’s true character, to consider the Semprun in the novels to be a 1:1 scale of Jorge Semprun in real life would