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They seek his support and encouragement and succeed as they tap his wisdom and his philosophic approach to life. Sure, but when it comes to parents, what are you supposed to do? Not forgetting them; just making your own way. It uses stock barrio figures and is a hilarious parody of the fall of man. The traditional biblical figures of Adam, Eve, God, and the Serpent dominate the action, but the playwright has thrown in a few extra characters whom his Chicano audience will readily identify: The play contains many references meant to enhance communication with the audience: Once having established a close identification between the actors and the audience, Morton uses the biblical tale to suggest that the real tragedy of the fall is that man has lost touch with his spirit, the basis for racial and cultural pride.
Adam falls in with a group of violent militants whose tactics are characterized as self-destructive and damaging to Chicanos. Through his play, Morton preaches racial harmony as he urges fellow-Chicanos to assume a role of peace-loving arbitrators between all races. I feel that the biblical theme must be presented with an open mind and a good sense of humor by the teacher as it is an unorthodox interpretation and certainly not what the students or some teachers, for that matter, are used to hearing.
Columbus is also portrayed in a more realistic, less-idealized manner. Before even mentioning the topic of the play, I suggest getting students into the mood by eliciting from them their own feelings about zoos from the point of view of their favorite animal. Eve equates her life in the Garden with that of a caged beast.
In a very objective manner, the teacher can now inform students that the animal they are to describe is well-fed by the zoo-keeper, can exercise freely, has sufficient shelter, has another family member present of the opposite sex for companionship, and must always remain within the cage. If no value judgment has been implied by the teacher, the results of the student writing should mirror those depicted in the play—positive feelings of security and well-being on the part of Adam and adventurous feelings of breaking away to an unrestricted setting for Eve.
A cursory silent reading of the 28 page play is suggested at this time in order to familiarize students with the plot and characters. The stereotypical qualities of each personality are obvious and students can be encouraged to imagine the performers on stage with the labeling system described in Los Vendidos earlier. Non-Spanish-speaking students will probably respond immediately to the multitude of Spanish words in the text. Assure them that after their first skimming of the play, the necessary time will be taken to analyze the language patterns used.
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After this first reading, have students write a brief synopsis of the play. This will illustrate to them if they are only English speakers that even without sufficient knowledge of Spanish they can get a general idea of the story line. We can now consider the language structure of the play. Most of the words can be found in a standard Spanish dictionary and the specific Chicano-flavored terms are basically the same as those employed in Los Vendidos and listed in that section.
I would begin the language analysis to either Bilingual or all-English speaking classes by writing the following Spanish words found in the text on the board in order to illustrate the striking similarity to English: Students could work in teams of two while reading the play the second time and make a simple dictionary to record their findings. A prize can be offered to the team with the most entries. Both bilingual and English-speaking students should write the corresponding English word in order to enhance vocabulary development.
This also serves to encourage those beginning Spanish learners who might otherwise be intimidated by language study by giving them the facility to translate quickly. An obvious exercise for those students who understand the Spanish would be to translate, part orally, part written, wherever the words appear. Shut off lights in the classroom often the use or sensitivity of one of the senses is increased by removing the use of the others and have students close their eyes and concentrate on what they imagine the noises in the Garden to be.
Remind them that the only human inhabitants are Adam and Eve, that the animals and plants have been created, and that whatever they interpret as God is present also. Adam and Eve have not yet been given their sight. Imagine a small animal approaching Adam and Eve from a great distance. What do they hear? Now a large animal is leaving their presence for a distant spot. Think of these very different sounds. What noises do you associate with God? If they envision God as spirit, corresponding noises should come to mind.
Eve is about to leave the garden as she has been banned. She goes around with a tape recorder to store up her sound-memories of the setting.
What does she record? Now, turn on the lights. Read out the five examples given and have students write short phrases about each one in a poem-like quality. Have students read aloud their descriptive sound images in order for the class to guess which example they are referring to. Again, shut off the lights. Begin the exercise by reminding students that everything Adam and Eve are experiencing has recently been created so these are new sensations to them and they still cannot see.
God arrives for the first time. Is this a friend or foe? What do they experience as they touch God? The Serpent introduces itself. Again, Adam and Eve are unable to determine their response until they feel the snake with their hands. Adam and Eve are walking arm-in-arm through a path in the garden.
What sensations do they feel in their feet? Now, a gentle rain begins to fall and they turn around to go home. How have their first sensations changed? He has just arrived in Puerto Rico this actual encounter is contained in the play and has never experienced tropical odors before. He walks through a flower garden immediately after a thunder storm when the smells are intensely fresh. Describe what he senses. He has taken a nap in a fruit tree orchard and slowly awakens. Much of the fruit has dropped from the branches and is decomposing at various rates. What does he smell? He is invited to a home for dinner but is unfamiliar with the food offered to him.
What smells does he like? What smells are not so pleasant? Describe in writing what he tastes as he experiences the following foods for the first time talk about stereotypes! The obvious example of the apple in the Bible story can now be used. It would be fun to provide one apple sliced in half per pair of students. What would Eve have to say about the apple once she has tasted it? Now she convinces Adam after much prodding to do the same.
What opinion would he have of the apple? Enlist the support of a few brave students by bringing to class as many examples of what you feel would be unusual foods for them they would enjoy doing the same for you! Herbs and spices are always good for this type of exercise Columbus was on his way to India! Adam and Eve have now opened their eyes, but God is having quite a problem determining their relative heights. All animal and plant sizes have been worked out successfully and are basically what we are familiar with now.
Eve is stretched out and is now taller than the tallest tree. He has two brothers who are also actors, Bruno Bichir and Odiseo Bichir. Oscar was raised in Miami, Florida. Before he became an actor, he played lead guitar and sang vocals in his band the Blinking Actress Maria Full of Grace. She is an actress and producer, known for Maria Full of Grace , Che: Part One and Fast Food Nation She has been married to David Elwell since April 15, They have one child.
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