TODAY IN CLASS
Discussion of minor characters:  Perez, Don Hector, the judge, the captain--and yes, Duenya
Alfonsa. [Just fought a losing battle with the tilde.  Sorry]  Apart from straightforward plot functions, the most interesting ideas developed how the character extended our understanding of John Grady, affected his evolving perceptions of the nature of the world and of the choices he faces, introduced symbolic and/or archetypal significance, and other aspects.

For Duenya Alfonsa, whose significance is undeniable, we perhaps need to come back (esp. in 4th period) to what the violence of her own narration involving Gustavo adds to the meaning of the work as a whole.

And we will still come back to whether you find the hero's journey or the bildungsroman to be the more satisfying structural framework for this work--and why.

But FOR TOMORROW
See yesterday's post for the link to "The Chrysanthemums" text and finish reading the story.  Please print it out if you can.