The research on the play has been more beneficial lately than recent weeks. I was able to understand the play more after I researched the history of Cuba during the time period.
The powerpoint our group put together was better than I expected. We were able to get a lot of good information and present it well.
Overall, the research has been the same.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
Group Post #3
1. The time
period I plan to research is the Special Period in Cuba during the 1990s. This makes the beginning of the changes in
the economic model that gives the survival of socialism. It started with the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This
meant that the Soviet Union would no longer exchange oil with Cuba, this is
reflected by Dulce saying, “The real problem isn’t with the Americans but
because we never had dinosaur. See, without
dinosaurs there’s no petroleum”. Cuba
was dependent on the Soviet Union for oil and food, so the collapse left Cuba
is disarray because they were entirely dependent on the fuel to operate their
society. This lead to many shortages,
such as the shortage of food reflected in Manteca. Cuba could not reach out for help because
America had an embargo on Cuba.
2. The social event that is happening at the
time this play was written was the difficulty of getting food. This has always been a problem for Cuba, but
increased during the special period because they could not receive or send
anything to the Soviet Union.
3. Fidel Castro was in power in Cuba during the Special
period, whom had been in power since 1959 after overthrowing Batista.
4. The playwright
is responding to the historical moment, the Special period, which was occurring
at this time. The difference between
responding to historical moments and calling for a change in history is that
calling for change want actions while responding wants people to be aware about
a situation. I believe he is responding
to the historical moment because he does not give any ways for his readers or
watchers to change things, he is simply showing how people live and the
struggle in Cuba.
5. MLA citations
of the information I found
Bobes, Velia
Cecilia. "Cuban Civil Society During And Beyond The Special
Period." International Journal Of Cuban Studies 5.2 (2013):
168-183. Academic Search Complete. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.
González,
Miguelangel, and Steve Tammelleo. The
Cuban Special Period : The Beginning Of Readjustment And Cultural
Transformation n.p.: 2012.,
2012. I-Share Catalog - CARLI. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Hernandez-Reguant,
Ariana. Cuba In The Special Period [Electronic
Resource] : Culture And Ideology In The 1990S. New York : Palgrave
Macmillan, 2009. Milner Library Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
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