In a paper consisting of eight pages the stories 'Explosion in a Cathedral' and 'Hopscotch' are analyzed for their realism portrayal with exammples provided and literary devices defined and examined. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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their country. Many great Latin writers would come from this time period, each pushing the envelope in respect to form, style and function, and would also offer the world a
fresh voice. Two such pivotal novels were written by the authors, Julio Cortazar and Aleuo Caprentier. The Latin American writers who are considered part of the Boom era, wrote
during the time when Latin America was struggling for its independence. Most of the novels that would come from the Boom era would directly address national issues, and would urge
social changes. One thing that the boom writers did was to effect a change of perspective on the Latin American reality, from a type of regional writing and a perception
that what was written was surrealistic to a type of universality that made the Spanish plight the plight of every civilized nation.
Interestingly enough, the forms and the narratives were experimented with. The formal languages that had been used in the past underwent a renaissance. Written in a more rustic form,
experimenting with chronologies was just a way of Fuentes attempting to find a unique voice for his character, who is at once symbolic of the old Latin America and also
indicative of what the new emerging countries might become. Julio Cortazar does
something pretty amazing with his book, Hopscotch. True to its name, this novel was not intended to be read in linear fashion. That he found it highly possible that a
segment of the population WOULD read it that way, he stated in his introduction that one could read it that way, then simply dispose of the last expendable chapters. If