Themes of Readings from the Latin American Culture

Introduction

Latin American Culture is referred to the informal or formal expression of the Latin American people. The Latin American culture is also known as the Latino culture. The Latin American culture is a valuable culture of high culture and popular culture along with the customary and religious practices. The Latin American culture has its presence in various countries of the world today. The most significant cultures that are included in the Latin American culture are Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, Bolivia and other countries included in the American region. Spanish and Portuguese are the two most important languages spoken in this culture. The prominent religion of this culture is Christianity. The Latin American culture is also very rich in music, arts food and literature. There is a number of Latin American authors who have written outstanding pieces of literature that are liked by people even today. The writings for the Latin American authors always included a valuable message for the readers. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the most important themes and the messages that have been provided by various authors of Latin America in their writings (Montes, pp. 35). A brief discussion about the theme and message provided by the authors in the selected writings is presented as follows.

Discussion

The following are the readings that have been selected to discuss the themes and messages provided by the authors.

“Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia.

“The Squatter and the Don” by María Amparo Ruiz de Burton.

“With His Pistols in His Hand” by Americo Paredes.

A brief discussion about the theme and the message presented by the authors in each of the above mentioned readings is presented as follows.

“Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia

This is a very important and valuable novel written by Cristina Garcia, and was also nominated for the National Award. The author presented this story among three generations. The story cover the areas of Cuba to America because the families and characters demonstrated in this novel are discussed belonged to these regions. One of the significant themes that are demonstrated in this novel is the Cuban culture and history. Most of the historical events of Cuba are also demonstrated in this novel that gives a good idea about the Latin American culture.

Apart from the Cuban history and culture, the main themes that have been presented in this novel include family relationships, exile and the divisiveness of politics. The message that the author tries to communicate with the readers is related to the experiences that are faced by the people in exile and those who are left behind in exile. An important message that the author gives in his novel is the importance of family relationships. The meaning of family relationships is very beautifully explained by the author. This is the main idea that aroused the emotions of the author to communicate the importance of family relationships. The core message that we obtain from this novel is that family relationships is complicated by physical separation, lack of ...