This weeks reading Madwomen by Gabriela Mistral was a delight to read. I personally really enjoy poetry and the lyricism of her work, as well as the personal and hard-hitting themes made it fun to work through. Some things I noted with interest were the constantly reoccurring themes of fire and the ocean, as well as her …
Mariano Azuela’s The Underdogs (originally Los de abajo) follows a the central character Demetrio Macías as he travels through Mexico with an ever growing band of revolutionaries, causing havoc and plundering. some of the themes that most stuck out to me are masculinity, the roles and depiction of women, and the skilful portrayal of disillusionment. Masculinity is a …
Mama Blanca’s Memoirs by Teresa de la Parra is a fictional edited memoir of a woman who grew up as the daughter of the owner of a plantation in Venezuela but then moves to the capital city Caracas when he sells the plantation. Some of the themes that interested me most were of beauty, nostalgia and …
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Hi! My name is Kara Maria Quast. I am a third year political science and sociology double major, minoring in literature. I am studying at UBC on exchange for the academic year 22/23. Usually I study in Berlin but I grew up in London. I am 21 years old. In my spare time I love …