The Name Of Salome Analysis

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Women: The Difference We Made, Will Make and Are Making In The Name of Salome’, is a story that is set in the Dominican Republic where Salome’ was known as the “Emily Dickinson of the Dominican Republic”. This novel is told the story of two distinct women, showing how they dedicated their lives to the political issues. There are three influential themes in this novel. They are empowerment, activism, and the bond between a mother and a daughter. They are expressing how even though her mother was absent in her life, her daughter, Camila would live a life filled with living with the same fiery spirit as her mother but feeling the absence of her touch. In this paper, I will go in depth on how even though Salome’ died when Camilla was a toddler; they still were able to bond. It may not have been in the way that it should have been but it happened. While explaining how her poetry helped in Camilla figuring out what to do after her retirement, she lived through her mother by returning to Cuba and finishing what her mother started before she died. Also addressing the issue of gender throughout the book, expressing how women were portrayed during this time and how it affected Salome’s life. As stated above, there are two stories being told in this novel. The story of Salome’ is told from her childhood all the way to her death. While, her daughter Camila was told from the opposite end. Her story was told from adulthood to her childhood. Salome’ was a poet. Her poems were her life, meaning that she wrote about her life. She used her life experiences to write her words, following in the footsteps of her father and with the advice she received from and the confidence she embodied she became a sensational poet at the age of seventeen. Even t... ... middle of paper ... ... going on, but under a different name, Herminia, since nobody knew that name but her father and her sister. She was able to keep it a secret until her father’s death, but still breaking barriers down with her talent, letting people know women can do more than what you think. The novel, In The Name of Salome’ is told during a time of that many different struggles are going on. Telling the story of Salome’ Ureña de Henriquez, how her poems talked about the challenges that her nation endured, giving us insight on her viewpoints on what was happening during that time. In The Name of Salome’ is a novel that touches on the issues of gender and war during the 1800s-1900s. She showed how influential women are and how much credit they truly deserve. This novel can be summed up like this. You should speak your mind because you never know what difference it can in the future.

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