Oct
31
live
Posted by: | October 31, 2008 | Comments Off
The irony of “Woman Hollering Creek,” the titular story in Sandra Cisneros’s collection Women Hollering creek and Other Stories, is that its central character’s tragedy is to have fulfilled her dreams without realizing it, having misunderstood or misin…
Oct
29
The end of Woman Hollering Creek
Posted by: | October 29, 2008 | Comments Off
I know this is a few days late, but I just finished the book today I thought it better to write about it when I had finished it in entirety. I must say that I agree with Jon on enjoying the first half more. I was very impressed with several of the earl…
Oct
27
FORM
Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
After class on friday, I kept thinking of how form was important to the telling of these particular stories and what it meant to use differing perspectives, one-sided dialogue, slang, and all the other literary techniques employed by Cisneros. It is t…
Oct
27
Cisneros #2
Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Overall, I’ve quite enjoyed Cisneros’ work. The short, quick, succinct stories were refreshing, and yet managed to be complex. The short stories took a deep look at human relationships, with a clear focus on abuse towards women, and their struggles i…
Oct
27
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Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
I really enjoyed the ending of Cisnieros book, first there is the story of the eyes of Zapata the style of writing is very interesting is most in first person is like a self monologue. The story its self i did not like it portrays the woman as submissi…
Oct
27
Woman Hollering Creek
Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
The run-on sentences and fragments mirror the non-linear structure of the book, resembling an oral history of a Chicana community. Although the structure is relatively unconventional it is effective in portraying an oral tradition or perhaps a manifest…
Oct
27
Eyes of Zapata
Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
I am thoroughly enjoying Sandra Cisneros’ ability to demonstrate such a dynamic progression of narrative voice throughout the course of Woman Hollering Creek. I don’t even feel as though I’m reading the same author in the latter half of the book. The f…
Oct
27
Cries, Lies, and some Zapata Guy’s Eyes
Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
This compilation was difficult for me to relate to, because the majority of the stories conveyed more negative emotion and romantic sadness individually than I have experienced in the total emotional compilation of my life. As a result, I’m hesitant t…
Oct
27
Cisneros, Style
Posted by: | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
In my last post I mentioned how I was able to read Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories quickly, which is thanks to Cisneros’ unencumbered style and accessible language, the shortness of the stories and their ability to convey powerful emotions and …
Oct
26
Cisneros part 2
Posted by: | October 26, 2008 | Comments Off
Pleasing book to finish! I find that Cisneros’ writing style to be straight from the heart. Her writing consists of a variety of narratives that are extremely convincing. She is able to portray the characters in every short story so that they are disti…
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