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Nilo CruzAnna In The Tropics
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2003A 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
You have been assigned the role of costume designer; discuss what each of the characters in this play would wear in your production and explain your choices.
Select one stage direction in Act 2and explain its significance in terms of a character of your choice. Who is most impacted by this stage direction, and why?
Why do you think Nilo Cruz choseAnna Karenina as the lector’s book of choice? Consider the theme of love that leads to heartache in your response.
The definition of a protagonist is the character in a work of literature around whom most of the action is focused. Do you agree that Conchita is the protagonist of this play, or are Juan Julian or Santiago better choices? Support your choice with evidence from the play.
Which of the three women in the play subverts traditional gender roles the most strongly? Which woman appears to be the most traditional and which one is the least?
Predict the future of Conchita and Palomo’s marriage. How will their lives turn out? How do you know?
According to the playwright, is literature a double-edged sword? Why or why not?
Is Cheché’s villainy justifiable? Use evidence from the play to support your answer.
