The Mexicans in Their Short Story

Author

Paul Valerio

Publication Date

5-27-1960

Abstract

A study of the Mexican people as seen in their short story offers several advantages. The presentations of extensive variations of the human panorama supply an autochthonous basis for insight. In these presentations, one gains an acquaintance, at times surprisingly intimate, with the people. The short-story writers do not neglect any social level. What they observe become themes for their creativeness. They include the submissive as well as the arrogant, the poor, the suppressed, the ignorant, the mentally ill; all are worthy of their consideration. One problem, one theme, is viewed from as many sides as there are writers who utilize it.

Degree Name

Spanish (MA)

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Spanish and Portuguese

First Committee Member (Chair)

Sabine R. Ulibarrí

Second Committee Member

Arthur R. Evans Jr.

Third Committee Member

Francis Monroe Kercheville

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Valerio, Paul. "The Mexicans in Their Short Story." (1960). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/span_etds/100