Up Among the Eagles (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Luisa Valenzuela
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Plot: Magical Realism, mythological
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: A remote village in Mexico
- Principal Characters: The narrator
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Mythology or myths, Twentieth century, Villages, Dreams, 1980’s, Photography or photographers, Mountain life, Mexico or Mexicans, Central America or Central Americans, Latin America or Latin Americans, Time, Aging
- Locales: Mexico
The Story
“Up Among the Eagles” is told in the first person through the consciousness of a woman who journeys through a primitive indigenous world and discovers a magical dimension. The interaction with mythical characters and a series of rituals lead her to a metaphysical awakening and metamorphosis.
At the beginning, the narrator refers to the events that led her to live in a high place in the mountains, up among the eagles. She lives there because one day, after she had climbed up a path, she realized that the cliffs on the way down were too dangerous and...
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