Literary Analysis of Gods Go Begging by Alfredo Vea

Length: 5 double-spaced pages 1,402 Words (Not counting the Cover or Citation Page)
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Your paper should reference TWO different episodes/scenes in the novel as well as1-2 quotations from the essay by John Alba Cutler to support your analysis. Analyze relevant shifts and developments. Also, make sure to quote the text and closely analyze the metaphors and symbols, the tone and/or feeling of each scene demonstrating their connection to your claims and arguments.
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*Paper Topic: **(Analyze TWO different spaces – Ghetto & Prison)**
Use these questions as guides and come up with your own ways of looking at the novel. You may discuss how the predicament of war intensifies, and resolves itself, if it does, by the end of the novel. You may also address Race, Class, and Gender as you see fit.
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*The focus of the paper: **(Space and Time)**
How do these spaces impact the characters and affect their ability to experience their lives?
How does time change in these spaces?
How is time reduced, slowed down, negated of its energy and life-giving potential?
How does the novel end?
Does the novel offer a way out through love and art?
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*Sources: **(Must Use & Cite All)**
– Gods Go Begging by Alfredo Vea

– Essay by John Alba Cutler:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lGTwOljfGUjYWr52_93LB655GTWG4C-C/view?usp=sharing

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