no oyes ladrar los perros

when and where was juan rulfo born

1918-1986; the state of Jalisco, Mexico

movement; genre; type of literature

prosa/narrativa del siglo veinte; realismo; cuentos (el es un cuentisto)

is Juan Rulfo a proflific writer?

no, he doesn’t write a lot, but his writing is impactful

what is the theme of this work

how does crime affect family relationships

significance of dogs barking

they indicate that civilization or help is near

en medias rez

the story starts in the middle

la sombra larga y negra de los hombres siguio moviendose de arriba abajo, trepandose a las piedras

prosopopeyo

what does colloquial language reflect

low education levels of characters

why wont the dad put the son down

because he wouldn’t be able to get him back up

sabia cuando le agarraba a su hijo el temblor por las sacudidas

imagenes sensoriales

why does the author use one word/ incomplete sentences

to make the reader stop and really take it in/ feel what’s going on

una luna grande y colorada que les llenaba de luz los ojos y que estiraba y oscurecia

prosopopeya and imagen visual

what does tu and usted do

distances the son from the father

where are they going? why?

tonaya; to see a doctor

metonimia

luna (la madre) y perros (help/civilization)

todo esto que hago, no lo hago por usted

codigo

compadre

codigo, as whoever baptizes someone is compadre of padre and padrino of kid

tranquilino

symbolism for calm, buena, someone who wouldn’t cause a criminal to kill him

what was the hill

the point of referance to the town

como era ignacio como nino

rabioso (bad tempered) and sin llenadero

tu madre, que descanse en paz

codigo; it means whoever died was a good person

how did the mom die

in childbirth with the other son

como es el camino

estan en una zona arida con muchas piedras, no agua, y no hay camino verdad

what does the father tell the son

try to hear the dogs barking