1. What is the main conflict in the story “Nilda”?

Answer the following question with 100 word each approximately.
Question 1
1. What is the main conflict in the story “Nilda”?
Question 2
1. Some Latino writers focus on machismo, a particular form of gender discrimination. Their works speak to the readers about the role of color, poverty, lack of education, and Catholicism in subordinating women. Use examples from the story “Nilda” to explain how the author portray these issues.
Question 3
1. In “Filomena” by Roberta Fernandez, the author refers to the Mexican rituals for the Day of the Dead; how is this celebration portrayed in the story?
Question 4
1. Compare the issue of tradition versus modernization in the stories of these two Mexican-American writers: Roberta Fernandez (Filomena) and Mary Helen Ponce (La Doctora Barr)
Question 5
1. How is bilingualism used in the story “Filomena”? Support your opinions with examples from the story.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

American Literature

The novel starts in summer 1941 when Nilda is 10 years-old, and it ends in 1945, at the end of the Second World War. Nilda, the primary character, matures through a sequence of self-reliant episodes.

Q1 The Main Conflicts

The main conflicts in the story “Nilda” are:

• Violence and drug trade.
• Poverty, discrimination, and rejection. Nilda experiences poverty, discrimination, and rejection when she changed from visual arts to writing
• Drug addiction. One of her brothers falls prey to drug addiction
• Her step father’s illness is a source of stress

Q2 How the Author Portray Machismo The writer focuses on issues of gender discrimination, poverty, and crime as the primary cause of troubles in society. She recalls that poverty prevented her from returning to the idyllic camp that represented the happiest…