The first thing that I noticed on picking up the novel was the illustration on the cover. Its computer graphic nature and hidden symbolism intrigued me and further enticed me to read it. This and the name Dogeaters however gave little away to the nature of its content. Without any anterior knowledge of the author Jessica Hagedorn and no idea of what to expect, I embarked on a journey that proved to be an extremely interest and enjoyable reading experience.
The artist Papo De Asis was born in 1949 the down(p) town of Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines. He lived in the political turbulent geological era of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, similar to the period setting of the novel. In reject of the dictatorship, Papo became an activist and as a result, his art began to take on political meaning. The painting on the cover of Dogeaters, named Polemics of Life features a mishmash of seemingly incoherent images which together, form a change state of art that inherently exists a deeper meaning. This to me undeniably mirrors the novel in both context and form.
Fragmentation in the novel skunk be seen immediately after the first chapter where the story jumps from the amphetamine class Filipina girl, Rio’s first person perspective recital in Love Letters to the third person batch of the financial giant, Severo Alacran in King of Coconuts. This continues as a troops of colorful characters are introduced to the contributor. The ill-fated politician Domingo Avila, his daughter, beauty tabby turned rebel Daisy Avila, the male-prostitute Joey Sands, movie magicians Lolita Luna and Nestor Noralez, movie star wannabe Romeo Rosales and many others, their stories continue to bombard the reader without showing any hint of connectivity. This fragmentation is further provoked by the author’s use of different forms of communication, set media or otherwise, in her writing. Quotations, newspaper reports, radio shows, television programs and films; any(prenominal) actual and some fictitious, all...If you want to get a encompassing essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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