Innocent Erendira Literary Elements

Innocent Erendira Literary Elements

Genre

Magic realism

Setting and Context

It’s not mentioned. The story probably takes place in the 20th century.

Narrator and Point of View

The author uses the third-person narration. Thus he doesn’t fully show the inner worlds of the characters, so that the reader is opening them while reading the story.

Tone and Mood

The story is written mostly in neutral mood, but the magical elements make it not common and “grey” – they make it brighter and make its atmosphere special in some way.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonist of the story is Erendira (later – with Ulises), and the antagonist is Erendira’s grandmother.

Major Conflict

The main conflict takes place between Erendira, her thirst for freedom, and her grandmother, who just wanted the girl to make money for her.

Climax

There are actually two culminations in the story: when Erendira met Ulises for the first time, and when Ulises killed the grandmother.

Foreshadowing

The author opens many themes in his story: he shows that true love doesn’t know any excuses, any obstacles; he warns not to be like Erendira’s grandmother – greedy and edacious; etc.

Understatement

The author uses this method when showing how low is Erendira’s “price” in her grandmother’s eyes.

Allusions

N/A

Imagery

.Imagery is used in creating images of nature and characters descriptions.

Paradox

The author uses this method in the following fragment: “The grandmother protected herself from the sun with a tattered umbrella and it was hard for her to breathe because of the torment of sweat and dust, but even in that unhappy state she kept control of her dignity.”

Parallelism

The author shows in parallel Erendira’s behaviour when she is with her grandmother and clients, and when she is alone or with her love: these are completely different people.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The author personifies the mansion which “trembles”, goats which “committed suicide”, etc. This is one of the methods which are often used in such a genre as magic realism.

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.

Cite this page