SPAN 312C

 As I always start, I hope everyone is well,          The course is coming closer and closer to the end :( I have to say, this has felt like the shortest term in all my UBC experience! So I want to pause and reflect on our experience together this semester. I credit each of you for making this course enjoyable. It has been a fantastic experience to study literature alongside every single one of you. I want to also extend my appreciation to our professor and teaching assistant Daniel as we end, for everything they've done to support us during this term.          Looking back on my first blog post, I wondered if this class would be for me as I did not read much before this class and was constantly terrified of stepping outside of my comfort box. This course allowed me to overcome my fears. I could not be more grateful, as it was a fantastic experience. I definitely needed to gain a background in knowledge of Latin American literature. I would like to think I am now started on tha

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing fantastic,           Rita Indiana's "Papi" was a captivating read for me this week as it examines the complex interrelationship between a father and his daughter. The story, which is told from the daughter's point of view and reflects on her recollections of her father and their relationship, was oddly liberating to me. I was able to imagine myself in her place since I, too, had tense recollections of my father. The daughter reveals her father as a multifaceted figure who struggles with addiction throughout the course of the narrative and is both successful and fatally flawed. She is determined to fully understand her father better despite his many imperfections. Yet, the daughter has an unquestioningly profound love and adoration for her father. This caused me to embrace my connections with my father and also helped me to understand the deeper significance (in a positive way!).          Regarding the bond between the father