88 pages • 2 hours read
Tomás RiveraAnd The Earth Did Not Devour Him
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1971A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Define stream-of-consciousness narrative technique, and explain how Rivera uses that technique in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him.
What does the portrait in Chapter 12 represent, and how does Rivera indicate its symbolic meaning?
In Chapter 13, Rivera describes the inner thoughts of the workers on the truck and concludes the chapter with a vignette about Bartolo’s poems. Discuss how the two are connected and how they relate to the book’s overall structure and purpose.
