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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Study Guide

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by Julia Álvarez
About 81 pages (24,212 words)
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Study Guide consists of approx. 81 pages of summaries and analysis on How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Álvarez. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Yolanda has returned home from the United States and her aunts and cousins have been busily preparing for a party in her honor. The relatives are all babbling around Yolanda, telling about their lives and asking about hers. There is a big cake with many candles to be lit, each one signifying a city in the Dominican Republic where they live. Yolanda has been away for five years and is not sure she is going back, but has told no one of her plans just yet. (read more)
      Part 1, 1989-1972, Antojos
      The Kiss
      The Four Girls
      Joe
      The Rudy Elmenhurst Story
      Part 2, 1970-1960, A Regular Revolution
      Daughter of Invention
      Trespass
      Snow
      Floor Show
      Part 3, 1960-1956, The Blood of the Conquistadores
      The Human Body
      Still Lives
      An American Surprise
      The Drum

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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

  Topics for Further Study

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

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