ipl-logo

Celia Del Pino's Dreaming In Cuban

442 Words2 Pages

Today, politics is a subject area that many people avoid discussing. The question is, what do you do when a family member supports something that makes you question their sanity? Depending on the family situation, this might develop a great strain on their relationships. This can cause families to become estranged and distant. Through the use of flashback plotting in the book Dreaming in Cuban, we can see that the Cuban Revolution aided in the division of Celia’s family.
Celia Del Pino is a woman who has great political beliefs. She supports the Cuban revolution and any changes that may come with it. She is so engaged in the political aspect of her life she even goes to the extent of keeping watch at her house to make sure no secret attack happens. Throughout the book, Celia does not hold back her feelings about Cuba. As the story continues to unfold we can see that she is a strong communist who holds her values and beliefs to high standards. Not even family can get away with disagreeing with her type of thinking. …show more content…

Through the book, you can see her constant irritation with Cuba and anything associated with it. For her, Cuba is a reminder of a very horrifying past that included being raped by a revolutionary soldier. At one point in the text, this message is depicted loud and clear. “She wants no part of Cuba, no parts of its wretched carnival floats creaking with lies, no part of Cuba at all, which Lourdes claims never possessed her” (73). This hatred causes a rift between mother and daughter, to the extent of Lourdes immigrating to Brooklyn with her daughter

Show More
Related

  • Celia Cruz Essay

    599 Words  | 3 Pages

    With the Fania All-Stars, Celia Cruz was able to travel to England, France, Zaire and to return to tour Latin America. In 1976, she participated in a documentary film Salsa about the Latin culture, along with figures like Dolores del Rio and Willie Colón. Celia Cruz used to sing the identifying spot for WQBA radio station in Miami, formerly known as "La Cubanísima": "I am the voice of Cuba, from this land, far away... I am liberty, I am WQBA, the most Cuban!” (“Yo soy de Cuba, la voz, desde esta tierra lejana...soy libertad, soy WQBA, Cubanísima!”).

    Read More

  • What Are The Reasons Why Rafael Trujillo Lost Three Of Her Sisters

    250 Words  | 1 Pages

    The year 1960, Dede Mirabal life was changed forever, she lost three of her sisters’ in a car accident. Rafael Trujillo and the dictating government of the Dominican Republic was responsible for the sisters’ deaths. Trujillo put the sisters’ through an abundance of hardships while in power; he raped, tortured and drugged Minerva, the third sister. Trujillo may not have tortured all of the sisters’, but his impact was felt by all of them throughout the book. Minerva was against the government, hence the reason Trujillo committed all of those crimes, and lead many political movements against the government.

    Read More

  • Always Living In Spanish Marjorie Agosin Analysis

    69 Words  | 1 Pages

    In her personal essay “Always Living in Spanish”, Marjorie Agosin explains to us that the reason she only writes in Spanish is because it is her way of holding on to the memories from her home. As a child in the tyrannically ruled, Chile, Agosin lost everything she knew and loved, in her eyes “… to write in Spanish is to always be in active pursuit of memory” (168).

    Read More

  • Essay On Selena Quintanilla

    496 Words  | 2 Pages

    Selena Quintanilla was a very successful “Tex-Mex” singer, who, from the beginning of her life to the end of it, had an extraordinary life. After one time of singing to her father, a band was created and she was put into the singing world. Since that day, many journeys occurred. She has performed in many places like Mexico and Texas. She even got married and won a Grammy.

    Read More

  • Robber Barons Analysis

    2203 Words  | 9 Pages

    While Zinn argues that the U.S. fought the war mainly because of business interests, Schweikart and Allen expand on the topic and point out three concerns including the one Zinn named. First, there was the political component in which Americans sympathized with the Cubans’ yearning for independence. Second, businessmen had important interests on the island, cultivated over several decades. Sugar, railroads, shipping, and other enterprises gave the United States an undeniable economic interest in Cuba, while at the same time putting Americans in a potential crossfire.

    Read More

  • Biography Of Minerva Mirabel From The Dominican Republic

    210 Words  | 1 Pages

    A strong, independant woman named Minerva Mirabel from the Dominican Republic was born on March 12, 1926 in ‘El Ojo de Agua’. Minerva was a mother, a lawyer, and an activist. During her time it was very rare for a woman to be a lawyer in the Dominican republic. Many believed that if women were lawyer they were against the dictator's rule. Many were afraid of her since it meant trouble for them and their families.

    Read More

  • Cuba's Involvement In The Spanish-American War

    997 Words  | 4 Pages

    In the late 1800’s, Cuba was fighting for its independence and striving to break free from Spain’s control. On February 28, 1898, the U.S.S Maine mysteriously exploded, which was stationed on the coast of Cuba. This led to the U.S involvement in the Spanish-American War. There were many economic reasons why the U.S joined this war, however, there was nothing significant that would require their involvement. The U.S was already keeping a close eye on the battle between the other two nations; waiting for a reason to intervene.

    Read More

  • American Imperialism In The Mid And Late 1800s

    907 Words  | 4 Pages

    It is true that Spain was treating Cubans exceptionally harshly. However, after the United States took control of Cuba, it did little to ameliorate the treatment of the Cubans, although before and during the war the U.S. government had promised the American public and Spain that it would. The true drive for taking Cuba away from Spanish control was to guarantee implementing the Monroe Doctrine ensuring America’s hegemonic expansion. America’s true motivations can be seen in the Platt Amendment truly giving any freedom the United States had promised Cuba into the hands of the American government. The fact was that America was not ridding Cuba of an oppressor.

    Read More

  • The Imperialistic Mentality Of The American Government After The Civil War

    221 Words  | 1 Pages

    The imperialistic mentality of the American government after the Civil War, led to some degree to the Spanish-American war that would render a great acquisition of land for the United States. However, imperialism would not be the sole factor that led to the war against Spain, but also the sympathy felt by the American government towards Cuba’s efforts in fighting for their independence; additionally, the United States would seek to protect its commercial interests (sugar) in the island. Therefore, after invoking the Spanish to secede from their brutal practices towards Cuban rebels and attain a peaceful end to the situation, the United States arbitrarily sent a navy ship, “The USS Maine” to monitor the area.

    Read More

  • Miami's Cuban-American Community To Greek Life On Campus

    440 Words  | 2 Pages

    Culture is the shared characters of religion, language, symbols, values, norms, and routines of a specific group. With such a large concept like a culture, there’s bound to be more profound subgenres of cultures to better classify them. Subcultures are more compacted cultural groups within a vast culture. Subcultures can be formed from a person’s racial ethnicity or customs, and examples of subcultures can be Miami’s Cuban-American community to Greek Life on campus. Two of these many subcultures are high culture and low culture.

    Read More

  • An Essay About Selena Quintanilla

    1215 Words  | 5 Pages

    Selena Quintanilla-Perez was a talented Mexican-American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, and fashion designer. On top of her career, she had respect, and was admired as a great role model by Mexican Americans. The “Queen of Tejano” music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the “Top Latin Artist of the 90s” and then “Best Selling Latin Artist of the decade”. Selena ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.

    Read More

  • Summary Of On Becoming Educated By Joy Castro

    1142 Words  | 5 Pages

    This situation, however, made Castro aware of both sides of the rift. One side had people learning and knowledge that Castro desperately craves and the other side had the beloved Latino culture that belonged to her. She heard the voice and saw the problems of both sides but did not see the way to bring them together due to their

    Read More

  • Summary Of Maria Viramontes Use Of Figurative Language

    452 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Maria Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus Estrella is a confused, angry girl who is attempting to figure everything out. Estrella is unable to figure anything out without the help of Perfecto Flores, but with his help she is able to create some understanding about the importance of education and becomes less angry. Viramontes uses tone and figurative language to help show Estrella’s growth and development. The beginning of the passage has an angry tone.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of A Nation For All By Alejandro De La Fuente

    1341 Words  | 6 Pages

    In this part in particular, De La Fuente utilizes figures and solid facts to prove his claims, especially with his effective use of census records to show black flight from Cuba due to lack of opportunity (pg. 104). Speaking to social mobility and education, De La Fuente identifies the mediocrity of Cuban and American efforts to create a literate population. Although the government made significant strides to educate the populations, imperialist motivations fueled the system, which lacked secondary systems of support and training for Afro-Cubans. It is essential that De La Fuente identifies lack of labor opportunities and education in Cuba because both Afro-Cubans and white Cubans could eventually find solidarity in combatting these issues. Upon reading this chapter, De La Fuente’s revelation of a cyclical nature in Cuba with revolution and racism is uncovered.

    Read More

  • Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents By Julia Alvarez: An Analytical Essay

    714 Words  | 3 Pages

    For as long as people can remember, the stereotype that men have “more power” than women in a relationship has been a relevant argument. In the novel How the García Girls Lost Their Accents the Author, Julia Alvarez, writes about four girls and part of that revolves around their relationships with men. In all of their relationships with men, he has the power in the relationship which means he makes the decisions for them. When they lived in the United States the girls and their mother had more say in the society. When they lived in the Dominican Republic men just saw them as submissive housewives who bear their children.

    Read More

More about Celia Del Pino's Dreaming In Cuban

Open Document