Characters
This person was poor and had no family.
This was a major theme throughout the story. It was brought out mainly by Belisa, through her job.
The power of words.
In these three stories (Dos Palabras included) the main men had voids in their lives that need to be filled.
1) La Mujer del Juez
2) Dos Palabras
3)Un Camino Hacia Al Norte
What happened to the Colonel after he was given the two words?
He became obsessed with the words.
Why didn't Belisa want to say no to the Colonel?
She was afraid that he would burst into tears.
The right hand man of the coronel
El mulatto
This theme was highlighted, when the colonel had to seek the help of Belisa to help him with achieve his goal.
Subversion of gender roles
What did the Colonel's men think was going to happen to him?
They thought that he might die before he even got to touch the presidential chair.
Desired to be loved.
El coronel
This theme was brought out by Belisa, who constantly overcame the challenges that she face.
Adversity
The power of words is a prominent theme in both these stories.
1) Dos Palabras
2) La mujer del juez
What did El Mulatto suggest that the Colonel do to pacify the effects of the words on him?
The phrase "con el murmullo de la noche en el campo", is an example of which figure of speech?
Personification
Which theme is brought out by the statement: "Their names were incredibly linked to devastation and calamity".
Fear and male domination
Why did Belisa travel across the country?
All her siblings had died and she was trying to cheat death.
What were the two words believed to be?
Te amo
Which theme is brought out by the following statement: she grew up in an inhospitable land where some years of rain became avalanches of water that bore everything away.
Cruelty of nature
These stories all highlighted the absenteeism of family members, whether by death or abandonment.
1) La mujer del Juez
2)Dos Palabras
3)De barro estamos hechos
4)Un camino hacia al norte
5) El palacio imaginado
The statement ""Te traje esta
bruja para que le devuelvas sus palabras", can be used as evidence for what literary device?
Magical Realism