The Foreign Girl (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Florencio Sánchez
- First Published: 1910
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: The province of Santa Fe, Argentina
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Biracial people, Twentieth century, Creoles, Immigration or emigration, Farms, farmers, or farming, Argentina or Argentineans, Italy or Italians, South America or South Americans
- Locales: Argentina, Santa Fe, Argentina
Characters Discussed
Don Nicola (nee-KOH-lah), an ambitious first-generation immigrant farmer from Italy, a foreigner, or gringo. He works hard to improve his farm and his family’s life. He increases his acreage and builds a new farm on Don Cantalicio’s land when the latter fails to make good on his debt. Don Nicola dislikes the creoles, or native ranchers, considering them lazy good-for-nothings who do not know how to work or earn money. He refuses to let his daughter Victoria see Don Cantalicio’s son Próspero, fearing that Próspero is little more than a fortune...
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