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Discussion starters: 1. What elements do you find that fit the "magical realism" movement? 2. How is the story influenced by the narrator? 3. Compare this story to other stories we have read to emphasize elements of prejudice; how does this kind of bias differ from those biases in other stories? 4. What can we KNOW about the narrator? 5. Do you find the story's ending fulfilling or frustrating? |
Short biographical information: Sylvia Diez Fierro was born in Chile. After living in many countries, including the United States, she returned to Chile in 1988 and began to write. This story won honorable mention in the Second Latin American Competition of the Short Story Written by Women in 1993. No Links to other Internet sources: Sites in English don't exist yet. If anyone finds one, please let me know, at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu
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Created by Stan Galloway, Bridgewater College, 27 April 1999. Last modified 23 August 2000. Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu