And the Earth Did Not Part (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tomás Rivera
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Southern Texas
- Principal Characters: A boy, A boy, A boy, Don Hilario, Ramon, Doña Maria
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Culture, Suffering, Adolescence, Immigration or emigration, Faith, Mexican Americans, Devils or demons, Labor
- Locales: Texas
The Novel
And the Earth Did Not Part is made up of twelve thematically linked pieces bracketed by introductory and concluding chapters. Consisting of interior thoughts and third-person observation, the book, narrated from multiple perspectives, focuses on Mexican migrant workers in Texas as they struggle against the cruelties of Anglo bosses and the insularity brought on by their minority status.
In “The Lost Year,” an unidentified character, imprisoned in a cycle, believes he is awake when he is, in fact, dreaming. “The Children Were Victims” describes...
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