Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Beautiful Side of Evil

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Mexico - This is the author's home country. Its rich and complicated spiritual history serving as a colorful backdrop for the author's questing encounters with both God and Satan.

The Author's Home - The is where the author's family lived and is the setting for many important confrontations between the author and her family, between the author and her beliefs, and between the author and what she refers to as the demons that seem determined to influence those beliefs.

Pachita's Home - This is where Pachita and Hermanito perform their operations. The author...
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