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The Aguero Sisters Study Guide

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by Cristina Garcia
About 80 pages (23,977 words)

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The Aguero Sisters Study Guide consists of approx. 80 pages of summaries and analysis on The Aguero Sisters by Cristina Garcia. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

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Zapata Swamp. September 8, 1948. Naturalists Ignacio and Blanca Agüero are riding on horseback through the Zapata Swamp. They are hunting the elusive ruddy ducks for a new museum collection in Boston. Years earlier, before Blanca had fallen ill, the Agüeros gathered many specimens in the Zapata Swamps. (read more)
      Prologue
      Part 1, Acts of God
      Part 1, New York City
      Part 1, A Siguapa Stygian
      Part 1, Conditions of Survival
      Part 1, Key Biscayne, Florida
      Part 1, Dulce Fuerte
      Part 1, Tree Ducks
      Part 1, Spring Migration
      Part 1, Miami
      Part 1, Miami Analysis
      Part 1, The Leatherback, Travel in the Family and Miami
      Part 1, The Nature of Parasites
      Part 2, Original Geography and Key Biscayne
      Part 2, Dulce Fuerte
      Part 2, Rarae Aves
      Part 2, A Matter of Gifts and Miami
      Part 2, The World's Smallest Frog
      Part 2, Polishing Bones
      Part 2, Dulce Fuerte and Miami
      Part 2, The Andaraz
      Part 2, A Natural History
      Part 2, Silvestre Cruz
      Part 2, Coral Gables and Owls of Oriente
      Part 2, Flowers of Exile
      Coda, Constancia, Dulce and Constancia
      Coda, Reina and Constancia
      Coda, The Hummingbird

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Literary Heritage

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4
      Critical Essay #5

  Topics for Further Study

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

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