The Underdogs

by Mariano Azuela

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In Mariano Azuela's The Underdogs, what was the purpose of the Mexican Revolution based on the characters' experiences?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 18 of The Underdogs?

Over the course of The Underdogs, we watch Demetrio Macías and the revolutionaries become the very embodiment of what they originally fought against so fervently. What do you think Azuela’s message was when conjuring this steady, ironic metamorphosis?

Compare and contrast the characters of The Underdogs by focusing on the dialogues and viewpoints expressed; for example, Demetrio Macias' conversations with Cervantes, Venancio, Valderrama, Pintada, Luis Solis, etc.  Focus on the various “actors” created by Azuela as he related their experiences in the most violent years of the Mexican Revolution.

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 5 of The Underdogs?

Does Demetrio Macias die?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 5 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 9 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 13 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 17 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 4 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 3, Chapter 5 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 11 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 12 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 14 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 3, Chapter 3 of The Underdogs?

It is a principal irony of The Underdogs that the revolutionaries who set out to rid their country of oppression and injustice end up adopting the corrupt values and practices of their enemies. Why does this happen? One basic question the narrative poses has to do with the nature of Demetrio and his men. Are they virtuous rebels fighting for the people against an oppressive government, a band of cutthroats using the revolution as a pretext to murder and pillage, or something in between? Discuss the narrative techniques used to get at this question.

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 6 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 8 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 9 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 14 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 6 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 11 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 7 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 16 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 20 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 3 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 3, Chapter 2 of The Underdogs?

Which character is more loyal to the Mexican Revolution in The Underdogs and why?

Analyze four characters from The Underdogs, emphasizing how direct or indirect characterization reveals which learner profile trait each character is exhibiting. In addition, discuss global issues in the novel.

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 1 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 3 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 4 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 10 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 19 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 21 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 2 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 7 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 8 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 13 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 3, Chapter 4 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 12 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 1, Chapter 15 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 1 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 2, Chapter 10 of The Underdogs?

What is the summary for Part 3, Chapter 1 of The Underdogs?

How does General Navera represent the politics of race and class in The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela?

What is the function of the letter in the third part, first chapter, of The Underdogs?   Cual es la funcion de las cartas en la tercera pate de The Underdogs?

What is the plot of The Underdogs?

What are the similarties and differences between The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela and The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes, being they are both novels of the Mexican Revolution?