[Novel Analysis] The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez

By Ma Recurring Motifs "No no senõr" is a catch phrase of Fulgencio Ramirez whenever he makes an important decision - something that alter his life tremendously. Although he always decrees that he is right, the exact opposite shows many times. The countless catch phrase, for example, can be found where Fulgencio meets Arthur in...

[Book Summary 2] The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez

By Ma Summary: Part 2 The story reverts to a distant past. After Fulgencio Ramirez has learnt that Carolina is dancing with another man, he feels heart-broken and yet he must continue with his study. His heart is dying: he refuses either to listen to or to reply Carolina's letter or to answer her phone...

[Book Summary 1] The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez

By Ma About the Author The novel is written by Rudy Ruiz, who was born in Brownsville Texas, a city along the border of Mexico where many citizens are bilingual and have multicultural backgrounds. Ruiz's parents are Mexican immigrants. Coupled with these two facts, the story seems to echo the setting and the protagonist of...

The Old Man And The Sea: On Narrative and Writing Style

By Ma The point of view used in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man And The Sea is omniscient third person as the narrator is able to tell what and how the main characters think. In this way, a reader may obtain more subjective view from the narrator. As mentioned in the summary (click here to read),...

Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old man and the Sea”: Summary

By Ma Biography of Hemingway Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American fiction writer and journalist. His military experience in the World War I, his witnesses of a few civil wars and his work as a reporter affected his literary writing style. He was famous for novels such as The Sun...