This week we looked at the crisis within the 1910’s to the 1920’s and how citizens responded to the crisis of this era. We looked at 4 different text types written by Rubén Darío, José Vasconcelos, José Mariátegui, and Emiliano Zapata.

What I found the most memorable of this week and Alexander Dawson highlights this in his book, is how there are a variety of texts, from a revolutionary declaration signed by indigenous people of Mexico to a poetic lament addressing the growing power of the United States within the region. Each has a different interpretation of a common crisis in a difficult era for Latin America. What is incredible to me is how it’s presented/ delivered to an audience that as Dawson highlights has a goal of making people ask questions and most importantly, provide some sort of possible solution to the crisis.