Anna in the Tropics Outline

Explain how Cheché with his view of modern progress differs from Marela.  Why does Cruz stage these
two perspectives? 

Introduction

Thesis: Paired with the consequences of the ending, Cruz demonstrates how the cruel reality
inevitably triumphs, and art is decayed, creating these two extremes to show that no matter
how creative an imagination, feet will always stay on the ground.

So what statement: the balance between what these character’s represent should be
humanity’s aspirations

Body paragraph

1. Topic sentence: materialism wins

a. Cockfight: greed of Santiago (who is more similar to marela than his brother) loses,
greed of Cheche wins(takes over another fraction of the plant)
2. Topic sentence
3. Topice sentence: death of cultural age, birth of industrial age (era research) 51,52

Thoughts

1. The two perspectives are the extremes we will ever encounter in a story. Each represents one
extremes
a. Very classical vs. romantic (Zen and Art of motorcycle maintenance)
b. Quantity vs. qualitative.
c. Modern vs. culture (tribal),
i. Example for cultural belief:
1. Marela casts a spell on Juan Julian, twice, (pg. 82-to bring spirit back)
d. Cuban Communism vs. American Capitalism.
e. Life (Art)- creation vs. Death
f. Experience in the real world vs. inexperience
g. Dreams vs. reality.
h. Innocence (naïve) vs. corruption
i. Corruption examples:
1. Talking about murdering the lover in Anna Karenina (pg. 67)
2. Rape of Marela
3. Murder of Juan Julian (pg. 82)
4. Cockfights

ii. Naiveness examples:

1. Peeing when sees Juan Julian

 2. Embarrassed when talking about sex (pg. 75)
i. Nature vs. Machine?
i.