The Mirror of Lida Sal

In this class we have so far focused on two Latin American literary movements: modernismo (1880s-1910s) and la vanguardia (1920s). For modernismo, we read Ruben Dario’s prologue to Profane Prose and Other Poems titled, “Liminary Words,” and his poem “Sonatina;” for la vanguardia, we read Miguel Angel Asturias’s short story “The Mirror of Lida Sal.” Focusing on these writings, write a one page essay in which you analyze the similarities and/or differences in how Dario and Asturias construct a Latin American identity. Make sure to include an analysis of the literary techniques employed by the authors such as, metaphor, simile, etc.In this class we have so far focused on two Latin American literary movements: modernismo (1880s-1910s) and la vanguardia (1920s). For modernismo, we read Ruben Dario’s prologue to Profane Prose and Other Poems titled, “Liminary Words,” and his poem “Sonatina;” for la vanguardia, we read Miguel Angel Asturias’s short story “The Mirror of Lida Sal.” Focusing on these writings, write a one page essay in which you analyze the similarities and/or differences in how Dario and Asturias construct a Latin American identity. Make sure to include an analysis of the literary techniques employed by the authors such as, metaphor, simile, etc.