Oct
20
Comments of other of “Yno se lo trago la tierra”
Posted by: | October 20, 2008 | Comments Off
El libro “y no se lo trago la tierra” me gusto mucho, en clase hablamos que el personaje al final no era realmente un viejo sino un niño y que solo era una expresión y eso cambio mucho como percibí el final del libro, pero en general me gusto mucho …
Oct
17
Second installation of thoughts on Rivera
Posted by: | October 17, 2008 | Comments Off
The overwhelming sentiment running through the individual tales of this book is tragic. The second half chronicles a betrayed love-induced suicide, a burning truck of Mexican workers, a house-ridden mother who suffers extreme anxiety and encounters b…
Oct
13
Reflexiones sobre “Y no se lo trago la tierra…”
Posted by: | October 13, 2008 | Comments Off
Despues de haber leido “Y no se lo trago la tierra…,” me pregunto como la experiencia para el inmigrante labrador Mexicano ha cambiado en los ultimos cincuenta anos. Esta este libro, escrito en los anos cincuenta, aun relevante? Para exploraciones …
Oct
12
And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Posted by: | October 12, 2008 | Comments Off
If you have not seen the movie, go and see the movie. Koerner Reserve section. And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1995).As one of many class members who struggled a bit with the fact that this already obscure and abstract text was written in another la…
Oct
12
funinthesun 2008-10-13 03:57:00
Posted by: | October 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Rivera’s style of writing this novel was, and I have to concede with many of my classmates, a rather intimate and unprecedented approach unlike that of anything I’ve read in the past. How does it affect the reader in ways similar and different than th…
Oct
9
The Christian Religion in “Y no se lo tragó la tierra”
Posted by: | October 9, 2008 | Comments Off
Wow, I’m still reeling with all kinds of thoughts and emotions after finishing this book. (sorry I’m posting this so late again!!) Rivera’s portrayal of the protagonists’ life is so painfully raw, and his method of narration, through the eyes o…
Oct
6
… y no se lo tragó la tierra
Posted by: | October 6, 2008 | Comments Off
I was looking at the cover for quite awhile, trying to find the words to describe the book entirely. I started thinking that what appeared to be a dragon might actually be “el Diablo”. But I thought the devil did not come despite the boy calling hi…
Oct
6
Salt of the Earth
Posted by: | October 6, 2008 | Comments Off
I though this moving was great. It not only provides us with a criticism on American culture and prejudices against Mexican Americans in the 50s but also a criticism on the role of women in American society, whether they be of mexican decent or not. T…
Oct
6
Criticism of religion in “y no se lo trago la tierra”
Posted by: | October 6, 2008 | Comments Off
Unquestionably, Tomas Rivera is criticizing the role that religion plays in the lives of the migrant workers. Since religion is an inherent part of the lives of the characters, it is inevitably a part of almost every story. And Rivera seems to think …
Oct
6
on migrants
Posted by: | October 6, 2008 | Comments Off
So, I’m back from the movie at the VIFF, “La Frontera Infinita” created in Mexico. It was, well, astounding.I highly recommend it to you all, but I believe I caught the last, and only showing. The documentary follows Mexicans, Salvadorians, Hondurans,…
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