Springtime in a broken mirror presentation
- 1. Please attribute Creative Commons with a link to creative commons.org Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Presentation by Jory Johnson, Pierce College, WA
- 2. Springtime in a Broken Mirror Written by Mario Bennedetti
- 3. Historical Context ❏ Takes place during the 1970’s During the Military Coup in Argentina and Uruguay ❏ Many who were even suspected to have opposed were beaten, imprisoned, tortured, etc.
- 4. Political context ● Uruguay had its Military coup in 1973, Performed and signed by Juan Bordaberry, in order to “reform democracy” ● Guerrilla warfare between rebels and the government ● Dissolved the government of senators and representatives ● Would not disclose why these decisions were made, the citizens were kept in the dark.
- 5. Mario Bennedetti ● Born into a prosperous italian immigrant family ● Born on september 14th, 1920 in Paso de los Toro ● At 4 years old, moved to Montevideo, Uruguay. ● Privately schooled, and fell in love with poetry at a young age. ● His work was some of the best sellers in Uruguay. ● In 1973, his work became political, when Uruguay had its coup
- 6. Protaganists ● Santiago, the focal point of the story, whom is imprisoned in Montevideo ● Graciela, Wife to Santiago ● Beatriz, Santiago’s 9-year old daughter ● Rolando, Best friend of Santiago, Graciela’s eventual lover ● Don Rafael, Santiago’s Father
- 7. Point of view ● Told completely in Third Person ● Through the perspective of a different individual each chapter to give insight into the individual lives
- 8. Mood ● Dependant on the chapter, the mood changes ● Generally dark, as if the reader knows of what's about to occur
- 9. Plot ● A Protagonist by the name of Santiago is being held as a political prisoner in Montevideo, Uruguay ● His family have fled to Buenos Aires to escape the military coup that's taking place in Uruguay. ● Santiago Keeps himself and his mind in check solely by writing letter to his family ● Beatriz questions whether her father is a bad man to her mother. ● Graciela Struggles to
- 10. Interpretation This novel depicts the other side effects a coup can have on its people, by imprisoning somebody for opposing the political reform, you not only rob them of their freedom, you rob their family of them as well. While the coup had forced Santiago’s family into exile, while he remained in Uruguay, it tore his family from him, his wife fell in love with his best friend. Providing the reader with the thought that the coup goes deeper than imprisoning individuals, it tore families apart, which was what Mario was all about spreading the message for, since he was in disagreement for the coup. Uruguay’s politics were the focus of Mario’s work, and became the focal point of the novel.
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