Dos Palabras

Cuentos de Eva Luna

Dos Palabras

Author

Isabel Allende

Resumen de los cuentos

Veintitrés cuentos memorables de Isabel Allende escritos con exquisita precisión y profundo conocimiento del alma humana, con un tono siempre contenido, casi secreto, en contraste con las extraordinarias imágenes, el paisaje exuberante y las extravagantes pasiones que determinan el destino de los personajes.

THEME- EL MUNDO MODERNO

• Gender roles

• Power

• Courage

Poll

What do you think of Belisa's selling of words? It shows the....

• Power of words

• Power of business

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of Belisa's family EXCEPT:

• They were poor

• They didn't have names

• Belisa had to bury three of her siblings.

Multiple Choice

"...las palabras andan sueltas sin dueño..." is an example of what?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Open Ended

Do you think Belisa ensnares people? What other occupation/professional is good with words?

Do you think this is a necessary skill living in the modern world?

Questions

1.     Did Belisa gain courage in the trek across the plains or in the town?

2.       The flashback style was used in the opening scenes of the short story. Was that an effective technique? Why or why not?

3.       Give three words to describe Belisa and evidence to support.

4.       Where can we see an example of gender roles thus far in the text?

5. Has socio-economic stratification been manifested thus far in the text?