"The Magic of Words" : the writer as curandero in the works of Rudolfo A. Anaya /

a mentor, a curandero, who helps in their search for truth

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanchez, Katherine Jeanine Cecil, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a mentor, a curandero, who helps in their search for truth
a writer can be a curandero, or a healer in the Mexican-
American community. A curandero is the Mexican-American folk
and provides the knowledge needed to succeed. Without these
chapter deals primarily with the slow progression of the
chapter, the second chapter defines and explains
connection with nature.
curandera, Ultima, and her magical powers. This chapter also
curanderismo, discussing the influences which affected the
deals with the growth of the young protagonist, Antonio, and
development of curanderismo and the three different forms in
first novel, Bless Me, Ultima, in which he describes the
healer who heals physical, spiritual, and mental illnesses
healers, society would risk the loss of its beneficial
in their lives. His novels provide protagonists as examples
landscape provide an important source for the protagonists in
novels, Anaya proposes that the curandero and the local
of such a transformation. After the introductory first
person to fully develop into a writer. Through these four
provides evidence of the importance of traditions for a
Rudolfo A. Anaya argues in his first four novels, Bless Me,
suggests that by learning about the traditions and history of
the suggestion that he will become a writer with a deep
their ancestors, his readers are able to find a fulfillment
their search for self-identity. All of his protagonists have
through the use of herbal remedies, prayer, and faith. Anaya
Tortuga, and Alburquerque [sic]. Each of these novels
Ultima; Heart Of Aztlan; Tortuga; and Alburquerque [sic] that
understanding of people and his surroundings. The fourth
which it is practiced. The third chapter focuses on Anaya's
writer, Ben Chavez, in Anaya's three novels Heart of Aztlan,
Item Description:"Major subject: English".
Vita.
Physical Description:vi, 66 leaves ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.