Jan 4, 2010

And the Earth Did Not Part | And the Earth Did Not Part

At a glance:

Author: Tomas Rivera
First Published: 1971
Type of Plot: Social realism
Time of Work: The 1970’s
Setting: Southern Texas
Principal Characters: A boy, A boy, A boy, Don Hilario, Ramon, Doña Maria
Genres: Social realism, Short fiction, Fantasy
Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Culture, Suffering, Adolescence, Immigration or emigration, Faith, Mexican Americans, Devils or demons, Labor
Locales: Texas

The Novel

And the Earth Did Not Part is made up of twelve thematically linked pieces bracketed by introductory and concluding chapters. Consisting of interior thoughts and third-person observation, the book, narrated from multiple perspectives, focuses on Mexican migrant workers in Texas as they struggle against the cruelties of Anglo bosses and the insularity brought on by their minority status.

In “The Lost Year,” an unidentified character, imprisoned in a cycle, believes he is awake when he is, in fact, dreaming. “The Children Were Victims” describes...

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And the Earth Did Not Part | And the Earth Did Not Part

At a glance:

The Novel

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