Spirituality, magic, and myth play an important role in many literary works, but all have a special emphasis in Hispanic/Latino literature.

Write a 1,050- to 1400- word paper in which you address the following: 

•    Identify which elements are incorporated in the texts you have selected—religion, myths, magic, magical realism, and so forth. 

•    Explain how the elements you have identified are incorporated into the story.

•    Describe the importance of the elements you have identified to the story, and to Hispanic/Latino literature in general

•    How does the evidence of spirituality, magic, and myth in the text relate to the historical, socio-political, and cultural contexts of the story? 

•    How does the representation of spirituality, magic, and myth in this literature differ from how they appear in literature from other cultures or ethnic groups, or from traditional American literature?

Support your findings with specific passages from the texts.
Format your paper consistent with MLA or APA guidelines.


Stories:

•    “Seven Long Times” by Piri Thomas
•    “Buffalo Nickel” by Floyd Salas
•    “Rain of Gold” by Victor Villaseñor
•    “Tales Told under the Mango Tree” by Judith Ortiz Cofer
•    “Ghosts and Voices: Writing from Obsession” and “Notes to a Young(er) Writer” by Sandra Cisneros
•    “Into the Pit with Bruno Cano” by Rolando Hinojosa
•    “The Sergeant” by Lionel G. García
•    “First Communion” by Tomás Rivera
•    “The Kite” by Ed Vega
•    “The Curing Woman” by Alejandro Morales
•    “The Cariboo Cafe” by Helena María Viramontes
•    “Ode to the Mexican Experience” and “I Am America” by Luis Omar Salinas
•    “You Will Grow Old,” “Lesson in Semantics,” and “How to Eat Crow on a Cold Sunday Morning” by Angela de Hoyos
•    “Taos Pueblo Indians: 700 Strong According to Bobby’s Last Census” by Miguel Algarín
•    “Immigrants” and “Curandera” by Pat Mora
•    “A Lower East Side Poem” and “New York City Hard Times Blues” by Miguel Piñero
•    “AmeRícan” by Tato Laviera
•    “Exile” by Judith Ortiz Cofer
•    “Five Indiscretions” by Alberto Ríos
•    “Martín III” by Jimmy Santiago Baca
•    “Beautiful Señoritas” by Dolores PridaCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PAPER…