Dear Rafe (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Roland Hinojosa-Smith
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Mid-1950’s to early 1960’s
- Setting: The Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Interracial relationships, Prejudices or antipathies, West, U.S., Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, Adultery, Multiculturalism, Mexican Americans, Bilingualism, Latinos, Aliens, illegal, Texas, Banks, bankers, or banking, Caste systems
- Locales: Texas
Characters Discussed
Jehu Malacara (HEH-ew mah-lah- KAHR-ah), the head loan officer at Klail City First National Bank, the center of Belken County politics. A Mexican American with a military background, he has chosen to work his way up into the Texas Anglo-American world of politics and money, but he finds himself unable to live with the underhanded games played by the Anglo-American power brokers. Despite his efforts in support of the Texas Mexican struggle to achieve higher economic and political status, he proves a disappointment to the Mexican American community. He quits...
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