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    Looking through Federico Garcia Lorca’s works, we can clearly see that he was very much influenced by many aspects of nature. So, it is no wonder that in this play, “Blood Wedding” the character of The Moon is influenced by integral parts of the natural world. This character, is one of the most important as it drives the plot of towards a very emotional and tragic end. The moon is one of the most frequent symbols in the works of Lorca, in Blood Wedding, Federico Garcia Lorca gave us a portrayal

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    In 1930s Spain, the ritual of marriage became highly controversial as the 1931 Constitution allowed for divorce to be legal. This caused debate between older and younger generations. The elders of society still had their beliefs deeply rooted in the views of the Catholic Church-, which did not allow for divorce. Nonetheless, the younger generation was more prone to giving into desire and therefore was more open to the idea. The play Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca insinuates the strong importance

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    From Federico Garcia Lorca’s La Casa de Bernarda Alba to Carlos Fuentes’ Chac Mool, my grandfather’s affinity of Spanish and Mexican literature was outstanding. He would read with vivid enthusiasm; he would act out scenes for me and make funny voices to represent each character. At a tender age of 4,

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    Edad Media La Edad Media, de los siglos V al XV , es un período en el momento en que los autores exploran las artes y romana y la literatura clásica. Esta vez fue muy importante para el desarrollo de la literatura y el arte en España como a nivel internacional. Además, tanto la iglesia como el Islam se elevaron en el poder durante este tiempo. Después de la caída de Roma, la religión tenía mucho más poder. Entonces , las artes y la literatura tenían nuevas influencias provenientes de la prevalencia

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    Cast List Bernarda, aged sixtyMaría Josefa, (Bernarda’s mother), aged eighty Angustias, (Bernarda’s daughter), aged thirty-nine Magdalena, (Bernarda’s daughter), aged thirty Amelia, (Bernarda’s daughter), aged twenty-seven Martirio, (Bernarda’s daughter), aged twenty-four Adela, (Bernarda’s daughter), aged twenty Servant, aged fifty La Poncia (a servant), aged sixtyPrudencia, aged fifty Beggar woman with little girl Women mourners Woman 1 Woman 2 Woman 3 Woman 4 Young girl  The poet

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    than expected. One of the unexpected characters was Alba. Despite the fact that Alba was not born until chapter nine, she played a significant role in the plot of the story and character dynamics of the Trueba family and other strong men and women. This then lead to the fact that Allende built up powerful and outspoken personalities to ultimately create one strong character, Alba, who finished the novel with a shocking and hopeful ending. Alba was brought into the world as a beautiful baby, with

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    characters Alba and Molina, respectively, create paradoxes through their subversive actions. These paradoxes create conflicts in self-interest, which, in turn, reveal the impossibility of actually knowing or understanding one’s true motives.       In Allende’s The House of the Spirits, the character Alba displays subversive tendencies around her progression into adulthood. For example, Alba

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    CHAPTER I REVIEW OF LITERATURES Pityriasis alba is a common skin disorder in children and young adults. It is characterized by the presence of ill-defined, scaly, faintly erythematous patches. These lesions eventually subside, leaving hypopigmented areas that then slowly return to normal pigmentation. The term is derived from the words pityriasis (scaly) and alba (white). (Miazek et al., 2015). Epidemiology: Pityriasis alba is most common in children aged 3-16 years, with 90% of cases occurring

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    social class differences. Love is not easy to keep alive, two people must put work into a relationship, and they did just that. Alba the daughter of Blanca and Pedro falls in love with Miguel the younger brother of Amanda. Miguel was there the day Blanca was born. After eighteen years Miguel sees Alba and it is love at first sight. When Blanca and Alba moved back home, Alba and Esteban grew very close, as if they were father and daughter. He taught and showed her many things. When he found out she

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    portray the effects sexual assault has on the women of the novel like Alba and Ana Diaz to further women’s rights in Latin America. Allende uses Alba’s repetitive molestation and rape throughout the novel to show the vulnerability and torture women in Latin America suffer. “Alba was six years old the first time she saw Esteban Garcia, but she never forgot him”(283). Esteban Garcia molests Alba multiple times throughout the novel. Alba is so deeply impacted by the unknown terror she had experienced, that

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