Cartucho ; and, My mother's hands

Cartucho ; and, My mother's hands

by Nellie Campobello

Part of The Texas Pan American series

1988
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Cartucho and My Mother's Hands are autobiographical evocations of a childhood spent amidst the violence and turmoil of the Revolution in Mexico. They are noteworthy, too, as one of the few first-person accounts of the female experience in the early years of the Mexican Revolution and unique in their presentation of events from a child's perspective.

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    How does the fragmentation and brevity of the vignettes in Cartucho mirror the chaotic and unpredictable nature of living in a war zone?

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