The Meaning of Consuelo (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Young adult literature
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, Sisters, Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans
- Locales: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ortiz Cofer ventured into writing books for young people in the early twenty-first century, notably Riding Low on the Streets of Gold in 2003 and Call Me Maria in 2004. The Meaning of Consuelo is directed toward a similar audience. This is the story of a young Puerto Rican woman whose name means “consolation.” The story is not only an account of the gradual growth and maturing of Consuelo but also of the growth and changes that take place in the world around her.
Consuelo is the more stable of two sisters. The other, Mili, short for Milagros, which means...
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