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- Title
NEGOTIATING WORK IN THE NOVELS OF ANA CASTILLO: SOCIAL DISEASE AND THE AMERICAN DREAM.
- Authors
Rose, Jane E.
- Abstract
A literary critique of novels by Ana Castillo is presented, including "So Far From God," "Peel My Love Like an Onion," and "The Guardians," which feature Mexican American women striving for success through work. The author describes the characters' struggles to attain the American Dream, defined by historian James Truslow Adams in his book "The Epic of America." The author contrasts themes of optimism, work ethic, and perseverance with economic struggles and social dysfunction.
- Subjects
SO Far From God: A Novel (Book : Castillo); PEEL My Love Like an Onion (Book); GUARDIANS, The (Book : Castillo); CASTILLO, Ana, 1953-; MEXICAN American women in literature; AMERICAN Dream; WORK ethic in literature
- Publication
CLA Journal, 2011, Vol 54, Issue 4, p387
- ISSN
0007-8549
- Publication type
Literary Criticism