Strong Wind (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Miguel Ángel Asturias
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Plot: Social commentary
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: An unnamed Latin American country, Chicago, and New York City
- Principal Characters: Lester Mead (Cosi, Lester Stoner), Leland Foster, Adelaido Lucero, Sarajobalda, Rito Perraj
- Genres: Long fiction, Problem novel
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Twentieth century, New York City, Protests or demonstrations, Chicago, Oppression, Edible plants, Latin America or Latin Americans, Imperialism, Fruit
- Locales: New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Latin America
The Novel
The antagonist in Strong Wind is Tropbanana, a North American fruit company. The novel begins when Tropbanana is establishing banana plantations on the Pacific coast of an unnamed Latin American country. Adelaido Lucero is one of many natives of the highlands drawn to work in the great enterprise of taming the tropical lowlands and carving plantations from them. He remains in the company town, marries, and rears his family there. He will work for the company all his life, but he buys land for his sons so that they will be able to be independent.
Lester...
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