Essays Tagged: "Julia Alvarez"

"How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Avarez and "Something to Declare" by Julia Avarez.

Julia Alvarez develops the character of Yolanda Garcia in some different and similar ways in her two ... the English language to a much higher degree than the vast majority of native-born Americans have. Julia Alvarez talks about her troubles and insecurities while learning English, which is typical of ... destiny of passing on her family's heritage/story to future generations.Perez 7Works CitedAlvarez, Julia. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. New York: Plume, 1991.- - - . Yo . New York: Plume, ...

(10 pages) 117 0 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

The following is my Analysis of Julia Alvarez's use of imagery in In the Time of the Butterflies.

In the Time of the ButterfliesJulia Alvarez uses her vivid imagery to blend with the stark reality that Trujillo's regime imposed ... reality slowly creeps into the reader's mind through dark descriptions of Trujillo's merciless rule.Julia Alvarez uses descriptions to transform situations and events into conceivably real and dangero ... a moving and sorrowful remembrance of the Mirabals that will live on from generation to generation.Julia, Alvarez. In the Time of the Butterflies. New York: Penguin, 1994

(2 pages) 76 0 0.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

ituation, that is why manyfamilies have conflicts between parents and children.That is exactly what Julia Alvarez mentioned in hernovel, ow the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents? shepoint out how the Ga ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

In the Name of Salome: Mother and Daughter Forever. Themes found in "In the Name of Salome" by Julia Alvarez.

Julia Alvarez's novel "In the Name of Salome" weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena, a ...

(4 pages) 26 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Talking About Religion in "In the Time of Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The book "In the Time of the Butterflies" is written by Julia Alvarez. This text talks about how religion affects society. One main theme in the novel is to ...

(3 pages) 16 0 0.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The role of literature in defining and describing self-identity

y are reluctant to do so, instead preferring to retain the cultural practices of their native land. Julia Alvarez's short story "Daughter of Invention" deals with these exact circumstances. The narrat ... our shared humanity. And to think, all this stems from just squiggles on paper.Works CitedAlvarez, Julia. "Daughter of Invention" 1950. Schakel and Ridl 10Hwang, David Henry. As the Crow Flies. 1957. ...

(11 pages) 106 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

In the Time of the Butterflies compare and contrast essay

sisters to demonstrate their involvement of the revolution within the text.The way that the author, Julia Alavarez, organizes the text helps us better understand how their family environment got the s ... st because of their passion, innocence and drive to move forward. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the author explores the sisters' influence on each other and their family environment ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2012

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

In the Time of the Butterflies Analysis

In Julia Alvarez's historically accurate novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, many revolutionary moti ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

I Want to Be

I Want to Be Miss America, by Julia Alvarez, addresses the problem of trying to fit in. In the story Alvarez struggles to be an Am ...

(2 pages) 2 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

suume rrading

so different after all? In the novels Saturday by Ian McEwan and In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, both share the theme of family, a decision or a situation faced by one character's in ...

(2 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Art Essays