Galbi Essays

Desmond Tutu once wrote, “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are them.” In the story, 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis, the theme of the novel is, Family sticks together and matters most. Initially, in chapters 1-11 of the book on page 64, Enrique Flores-Galbis wrote, “Gordo’s temper has a low tipping point; pass that point and he’s capable of almost anything.” This supports my theme because when Gordo was fighting Caballo the reason why he was fighting

the two nations were separated by thousands of miles, both islands female factory workers experienced crowded and tight working conditions with extensive machines. Furthermore, the female factory workers also faced similar working hours. Douglas A. Galbi, author of Through Eyes in the Storm reported: “On weekdays she began work in the factory at 5:30 a.m. and finished at 8 p.m. Included..a thirty-five minute break for breakfast and a fifty-five-minute break for dinner”. According to Noshomusho Shokokyoku

The author begins the reading with describing a dinner with his wife at Korean restaurant, which includes him ordering the wrong food due to confusion between 2 Korean words (23) There is a definition for a Korean dish galbi-chin: Galbi-chin: braised short ribs (23), There is a definition for a Korean dish galbitang Galbitang: Oxtail Soup (23) The author describes an obvious difference between his heritage and his wife’s heritage: “[..] Our culinary union is best described as Land of Rice meets

In the bible, Adam chooses the forbidden fruit, and Eve, not following the orders of the Lord. The author appeals to this by demonstrating the temptation of Lady Bertilak romantically, although knowingly aware that she was married. Source Citation: Galbi, Author Douglas. “Fighting Temptation: Gawain and the Green Knight’s Lessons for Men.” Purple Motes, 4 July 2021,