The Valley (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Roland Hinojosa-Smith
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s to the 1970’s
- Setting: The Texas-Mexico border
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Racism, 1940’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, West, U.S., Multiculturalism, Mexican Americans, Mexico or Mexicans, Bilingualism, Latinos, Texas
- Locales: Mexico, Texas
Characters Discussed
Rafa Buenrostro (RRAH-fah bwehn-ROH-stroh), whose name means “goodface,” the autobiographical narrator in many of the sketches. Rafa is a self-assured young man who has served in the military and soon will go to the University of Texas at Austin. He was born and reared in Belken County, but having been exposed to some of the world outside it, he realizes the need to make a break from its confines. He understands the people of the area, observing them carefully and presenting them with considerable objectivity. He usually reserves his judgments about...
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