For the chapters January through June,” what 1 episode of magic most captured your imagination? Explain the magic and what it made you think/feel about the story/characters/etc.
**Journals will be short reflections (about a page-ish) on the reading(s) for the week. If a specific topic is given, it should be addressed. Otherwise, the student should discuss the effect the reading and its themes had on him/her.
• Laura Esquivel
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Get Help Now!Please listen to the attached .mp3 for a brief intro to Laura Esquivel, the author of Like Water for Chocolate.
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Intro to “Like Water for Chocolate”
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Listen to this .mp3 for an introduction to the book, including what the title means, the format of the book, and 3 key themes.
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Like Water for Chocolate and Magical Realism
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Please listen to this for a brief explanation of how magical realism connects with Like Water for Chocolate
• Magical Realism Definition
The first 1:10 or so is about visual arts, but endure it and it will get to literature and film. This is an important concept for Like Water for Chocolateand Two Words.
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What Is Magical Realism?
This video builds on the academic nature of the prior video. It takes on magical realism from a reader’s point of view, rather than a professor’s point of view, and differentiates between it and fantasy. The first 2:50 is the real key, but if she’s not too wild for you, go ahead and watch the rest!
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Salman Rushdie on Magical Realism: True Stories Don’t Tell the Whole Truth
And this is what an author has to say. There’s some repetition, but I’ll be asking about one of his ideas: “By including elements of the fantastic or pure make believe, you can actually start getting at the truth in a different way. It’s another door into the truth.”
Salman Rushdie is an award winning British author.
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