A Cuban writer, Reinaldo Arenas, writes about his life under the persecution from Fidel Castro's dictatorship in 'Before Night Falls.' Arenas describes how he made the most out of life in a repressive state and how his contemporaries lived in a marginal society with the aid of dreams and magical realism. Reinaldo Arenas lived out his life exiled in the United States. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Political/social activism Yes Plotlet: Conflict: Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - society Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 () The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - The Caribbean Island? Yes Island: - Caribbean Islands Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - orgies - actual description of hetero sex - Weiner talk! - two guys doing it Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |