Into the Beautiful North: An Overview

In my opinion, Into the Beautiful North is a story that brings you entirely into the tradition and culture of Mexico, surrounding you with an image of a colorful and vibrant world.
From the beginning of the book, the author uses flourishing words to describe the life of Nayeli (the main character in the book), and speaks of events in her life such as going to the movie theatre to view old films and going crabbing in blue, fresh waters, as well as the most poignant event in the book, her trip to cross the border to the United States.
With her friends, Vampi (Veronica) , Yoloxotichl and Tacho, Nayeli sets out on an adventure to gather men to populate her rural village.
Filled with naivety and hope, they set out to illegally cross the border into the United States, and Nayeli has secret hopes of finding her father, who left her years ago.
All in all, I found Into the Beautiful North to be a very deep and profound book, because it brought up such topics as immigration and also cultural differences, but also was humorous and pleasant. The writer of Into the Beautiful North teaches at a college in Downtown Chicago, and I am inclined to pay him a visit and show my appreciation for his book.
I'll have to ask some friends' opinions to see if they think this is a good idea.
I am so very glad I read this book as it was very well written, and also beautiful.

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Creative Writing

Lolita

In the past, people had said to me how Lolita was a classic, and how the writing was eloquent and rich, but I never expected their claims to be this true.
Not only is the writing a fantastic representation of the variety in the English language, but it is also carries a fascinating story.
I started reading Lolita late last week, and I found that since then, I haven’t been able to put the book down.
The story follows Humbert Humbert, who becomes infatuated with a young person named Delores Haze.
The story is told with Humbert Humbert as the narrator, and instead of portraying a realistic view of the situation, portrays Humbert Humbert’s thoughts and feelings.
Since Humbert Humbert’s thoughts and feelings aren’t very reasonable in the book, the reader is required to depend on themselves for their opinions on the matter, instead of their narrator.
Despite the eloquence, the story is fast-moving.
It nearly never lingers on sequences of events.
I think that Lolita isn’t just about Delores Haze, but the life of Humbert Humbert, and his infatuation with girls that are half his age, or sometimes even younger.
Though the story is primarily about Humbert Humbert, Delores Haze is an important character in the story.
She is portrayed as charismatic, but since Humbert Humbert is the narrator, one can’t really decide if his description of her is accurate or not.
What I really like about this story is I never know if anything Humbert Humbert is saying is sincerely true, as he’s a really undependable narrator, with many problems that make it nearly impossible to trust the accuracy of anything he claims.
This forces the reader to think for themselves, which is something not found or required in many books.
I’m extremely glad that I chose Lolita as my first book to read for this class, as I’ve already learned so much about writing from it.