The Cutter (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Virgil Suárez
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1969
- Setting: Cuba and the United States
- Principal Characters: Julian Campos, Bernarda Del Rio, Carmina, Blancarosa Calderon, Silvia, Ofelia
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: 1960’s, Caribbean, Escapes, Betrayal, Immigration or emigration, Cuba or Cubans, Latinos, Latin America or Latin Americans
- Locales: United States, Cuba
The Novel
The Cutter is the story of a young man’s desperate attempt to leave what he believes to be a repressive Communist regime in Cuba. The novel is divided into five sections that mark the stages of Julian’s journey away from Cuba: “The Notice,” “The Fields,” “The Operation,” “The Shore,” and “The Refuge.” The story is told from the point of view of an omniscient third-person narrator.
The book begins when protagonist Julian Campos is twenty years old. Julian is a university student who has recently returned to Havana after having...
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