My final project consisted on writing a piece inspired by the literature we’ve read in class. As an English major, I get to write an excessive amount of essays, however, I rarely have the possibility to express myself creatively. I thought … Continue reading
Carla Marlene
Here’s the third installment of my creative project, a short story inspired by “The Vine Leaf”. IV We began work on her portrait that same week. Our first session was dedicated to discussing how she wanted to be painted. I … Continue reading
INTRODUCTION Here is the second installment of my short story “The Petal” which is inspired by the events narrated in Maria Cristina Mena’s “The Vine Leaf”, told from the perspective of the painter. While thinking what works I … Continue reading
Their Dogs came with Them is an emotive story that describes the maladies assaulting the lives of the inhabitants of a forgotten, yet resiliently vibrant, East LA neighborhood. Amid the racism, poverty and violence of a “world that had nothing … Continue reading
Hello class! Here’s a link to the blog I’ve created for this project: http://shadownarrator.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/maria-cristina-menas-the-vine-leaf-and-an-re-interpretation-of-this-story-from-the-painters-view/ In this post I briefly introduced Mena since sadly not many people have heard of her. Also I included the first part of the short story … Continue reading
Although I have only began to read Viramontes’ novel Their Dogs Came with Them, I can already discern a pattern of exclusion, isolation and hesitant solidarity amid these characters. The sheer structure of the book, which hints at possible connections … Continue reading
Perhaps one of the most admired American directors to emerge from the suspense genre, Alfred Hitchcock gained, and has maintained, an impressive reputation as the “master of horror”, a creator who ingeniously experimented with the psychosis, fears and mysteries that hide … Continue reading
In Gods Go Begging, Alfredo Vea narrates the America’s most contested war, the fight against the communist regime in Vietnam, through the experiences of a solider belonging to the marginalized class and two women who lost their husbands in the … Continue reading
In this candid interview, Chicana author Cherrie Moraga discusses the influence of her ancestors, especially of her mother a cuentista, in her writing process. She encourages young artists to surrender the limitations of their ego and embrace the memory of others to … Continue reading
In “The Hungry Woman”, author Cherrie Moraga daringly explores the classical story of Medea through the devastating experiences of a Chicana activist. Although set in different scenarios, the chicana version borrows greatly from Euripides’ play and manages to truthfully depict … Continue reading