Hey everyone! This book was a struggle. I don’t know about y’all, but midterms are crushing me; I feel like I haven’t slept in a week, haha. “Deep Rivers” by José María Arguedas was one of the longest books I’ve read for this class. It was quite an adjustment compared to a short and captivating […]
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In the process of reading Deep Rivers, I couldn’t help but take note of Ernesto’s sensitive character as he tries to make sense of the injustices he witness towards the Quechua people. Even though he was sent to a Catholic boarding school in the hopes that the education would help him integrate within white society, […]
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