57 pages • 1 hour read
Héctor TobarThe Barbarian Nurseries
Héctor TobarFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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The theme of escape is threaded throughout the entire book. Besides Araceli, Maureen, and Scott, what other characters are running from something? From what are they running? Why did the author make this choice?
The hero’s journey is a well-known critical theory. Do some research into the various stages. How does this book fit that mold and, more importantly, what pieces has the author omitted or changed given that Araceli, the hero character, is a modern Mexican female?
Maureen and Scott end the novel falling back into old patterns. Did they learn anything from their experience? Why or why not?
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