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Tuesday Siesta Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Tuesday Siesta Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Grew up in Colombia in a small village just off the Caribbean coast. As a writer, encourages Latin Americans to write about their own experiences– day to day life, belief in the supernatural, etc.

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Tuesday Siesta Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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  1. Tuesday Siesta Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez • Grew up in Colombia in a small village just off the Caribbean coast. • As a writer, encourages Latin Americans to write about their own experiences– day to day life, belief in the supernatural, etc. • One of the fathers of magical realism • Gained inspiration for his writing from the folktales his grandmother used to tell him

  3. Francisco Morazan Tegucigalpa, Honduras

  4. Setting: Colonial South/Central American town or village, in the countryside • Siesta: An afternoon rest or nap, esp. one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate. • Key Concepts: • Mood • Characterization • Inference

  5. Closing thoughts: Describe the author’s attitude toward the mother in the story. Do you think the author’s attitude extends to poor people in general? What would you say is the theme or central message of the story? What happens next?

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