Is the multiple voice technique effective as a storytelling device for this novel? Why or why not? Feel free to reference or quote from any chapter, not just chapter 7.
The multiple voice technique, in my opinion was very effective. Listening to the different voices in the audio book really helps distinguish their personalities better. Having a softer innocent voice for Maria Teresa adds a lot to the whole story. There are times where they will laugh or get emotional that makes it feel like they're actually talking to you. "And that's how I got free. I don't mean just going to sleep away school on a train with a trunkful of new things. I mean in my head after I got to Inmaculada and met Sinita and saw what happened to Lina and realized that I'd just left a small cage to go into a bigger one, the size of our whole country." (Chapter 2, page 13) in this quote you can really sense her feelings and emotions in the way she speaks.
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Chapter 8, out of all the chapters, in my opinion has been the most adventurous with what's been going on against the regime. Patria's son, Nelson has been super interested in going against the regime, but she's reluctant to letting him go after what he thinks is right because after losing one child, she feels that losing another would crush her to a point of no return. But, even though she tries; sending him to boarding school; making him do errands, he still seems to get mixed up with everything. So Patria liberates Nelson to do what he pleases. After an unexpected bomb attack on the 14th of June, Patria, Minerva, Mate, Pedrito, Monolo and others form a group against the regime of which their housing place becomes Patria's home. There they make bombs, bury weapons and create schemas . In the novel, women are certainly not treated as equals to men. Using incidents in this chapter (or previous chapters) as a launching point, argue whether women are or are not treated as equals in American society today. (If you have ever lived for an extended time in another country, say Brazil for example, you can also talk about that country's treatment of women.)
Chapter 6 shows how woman are not treated equally to men. Minerva finds putt that he father indeed has a secret second family. Even his mistress wears a fake wedding ring so she won't get shamed by the public. And his wife, although knowing of all this. Pretends that she's unaware, to not lose her dignity. Having lived in Brazil for 5 years, more or less, I've noticed that there are these little thing that everyone just knows, about how woman should act. That we can't go out as much as men, we can't be out late, our clothes can't be decent, we're expected to not be good at sports. All these stereotypical rules. Yes, I'm still friends with someone that has caused quit some stress between me and my family. My family disapproved of a couple of her actions. And would say that I was becoming just like her. In many occasions I've fought with my family, defending her and saying that's she's not what they would say she is. Although i didn't see what my parents complained about, they seemed to always judge and not let me hang out with her. I can relate to Minerva on this, because I would plan to go out with her and my parents would say no ( sometimes they would change terr mind ) Just like Minerva's parents, hesitant to her going out with Leo to play volleyball. She was and still is one of my best friends, but it's hard to hang out, when my parents don't seem to aprove of her.
She has lost her child and her faith. Questioning her beliefs and the countries president. After realizing that there are so many people suffering under (Trujillo) power. There must be change . Although going to a all girls school, and seeking to be a nun, she seems to find the temptations too overpowering. Unable to controle her desires. She realizes that things aren't the same.
In the novel, women are certainly not treated as equals to men. Using incidents in this chapter (or previous chapters) as a launching point, argue whether women are or are not treated as equals in American society today. (If you have ever lived for an extended time in another country, say Brazil for example, you can also talk about that country's treatment of women.)
Chapter 6 shows how woman are not treated equally to men. Minerva finds putt that he father indeed has a secret second family. Even his mistress wears a fake wedding ring so she won't get shamed by the public. And his wife, although knowing of all this. Pretends that she's unaware, to not lose her dignity. Having lived in Brazil for 5 years, more or less, I've noticed that there are these little thing that everyone just knows, about how woman should act. That we can't go out as much as men, we can't be out late, our clothes can't be decent, we're expected to not be good at sports. All these stereotypical rules. Chapter 2 introduces how Minerva, Patria and Dede (the second youngest) got in to the convent.
After being able to return to a normal life, without reporters asking her a thousand little details about her past, inconveniently she stumbles upon an American reporter, that's Spanish is vary rough. reluctant to answer the reporter, that just now, after many years, seems to be interested in the Dominican history. but she ends up telling her story.
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Mariana Passos DY Regional High School student. Class project in Mr.Whinnems English 10 class. |