Culture
Castillian Spanish.
What is the official language of Colombia?
Isabel Allende.
Who is the author of the story?
The setting is in Colombia. The story starts by describing the head arising from the mud. The author also describes Rolf from the perspective of his girlfriend, Eva Luna. Rolf is established as a reporter and the scene of Rolf leaving to cover the girl is portrayed.
What is the exposition?
"...image of the head budding like a black squash from the clay.." and "The air around him seemed as murky as the mud"
What is a simile?
Main male character.
Who is Rolf?
The majority population of Colombia.
Who are the Mestizos?
The foundation that creates economic and social justice for women.
What is the Isabel Allende foundation?
When Rolf tries to help Azucena out of the mud and fails. Allende then adds that she is stuck because "her brothers and sisters are holding on to her legs."
What is Rising action?
"She sank slowly, a flower in the mud."
What is a metaphor?
Female trapped in the rubble.
Who is Azucena?
Navy blue, yellow, and red.
What are the colors of the Colombian flag?
The number of books that she has written.
What is 20?
When Rolfe comes to terms with Azucena's death. He was confident that the pump would help get her out, but as more time is wasted, Azucena's chances of survival are further away.
What is the Climax?
Rolf gets the pump once Azucena dies.
What is dramatic irony?
Age of Azucena.
What is 13?
A source of identity and consolidation for the Colombian people.
What is faith?
Birthplace of the author.
What is Peru?
When Rolf tells Azucena about his traumatic and abusive past. He never told anybody about what his childhood was like which shows the deep connection that Rolf and Azucena had made.
What is Falling action?
"The sky is weeping" and "moaning of the earth"
What is personification?
Name of Rolf's girlfriend.
Who is Eva Luna?
The term for traditional roles of men and women in Colombian households.
What is machismo?
The job of the author's father.
What is a Chilean diplomat?
When the government finally brings the pump and Azucena dies. Rolf believes that she has found peace and addresses his feelings in this quote to her, "I know that when you return from your nightmares, we shall again walk hand in hand, as before.
What is the Resolution?
"As soon as the survivors emerged from the paralysis of that first awful terror, they could see that houses, plazas, churches, white cotton plantations, dark coffee forests, cattle pastures- all had disappeared. "
What is the imagery?
The character Rolf tells his traumatic childhood experience to.
Who is Azucena?