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The Old Gringo Study Guide

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by Carlos Fuentes
About 99 pages (29,662 words)
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  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

A woman in Washington, D.C. is recalling events in which she participated many years earlier in the arid regions of Northern Mexico. She thinks of Tomas Arroyo (anglicized Tom Brook), who had been her lover, and the dreams of what could have been. She was an American woman visiting Mexico, and to pursue such a dream was beyond her ability given the circumstances. She recalls crossing the border back into the United States and looking back at the Mexicans who had accompanied her there: a young boy, Pedro, already carrying arms, and an older soldier. She recalls the desert and the hot harsh climate and her dreams that dried up and died there. (read more)
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      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16
      Chapter 17
      Chapter 18
      Chapter 19
      Chapter 20
      Chapter 21
      Chapter 22
      Chapter 23

  Characters

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  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

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    Critical Essay by Kenneth E. Hall
    SOURCE: "The Old Gringo and the Elegiac Western," in University of Dayton Review, Vol. 23, No. 2, Sp... more


     
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