Returning home from the tarbuch and loewenthal textile mills on the 14th of january, 1922, emma zunz discovered in the rear of the entrance hall a letter, posted in brazil, which informed her that her father had died. Emma is a young woman of only 19 years old that rapidly escalates into a dreadful idea. Beneath the timid personality of 19yearold emma zunz there lurks a thirst for vengeance. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. The garden of forking paths and emma zunz are two of borges most iconic stories. Thus, she devises a secret plan, which includes losing her virginity to a complete stranger, shortly before. As in several other short stories, borges illustrates the. Riverataupier, miguel, emma zunz y sus precursoras, en hispanofila 164, enero 2012, 6980. In this tale, emmas father, wrongly accused of a crime, commits suicide, sending her on a search for the real culprit. Emma discovers a letter that informs her of her fathers death. A dramatization of the short story by jorge luis borges. Emma is a young woman who gets a letter saying that her father, manuel maier formerly emmanuel zunz, has died in prison. Emma receives a letter announcing her fathers death and instantly emerges a plan to avenge. Analisis literario emma zunz by camila moya on prezi.
Originally published in september 1948 in the magazine sur, it was reprinted in borges 1949 collection the aleph. Michel foucault nuestro cuerpo sabe articular este difcil prrafo, sabe. Emma zunz project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. This observation has prompted a number of critics to point out the opposition in this text between, on the one hand truth, reality, fact, substance and on the other ambiguity, appearance, fantasy, absence. Emma zunz is a short story by argentine writer jorge luis borges.
Both are characterized by storytelling that resembles a labyrinth, in that the protagonists are guided by events which, though not apparently relevant to the main thrust of the story, end up coming together to lead to the storys conclusion in a way which hindsight suggests was inevitable. The tale recounts how its eponymous heroine avenges the death of her father. The story deals with the themes of justice and revenge, and of right and wrong. Jacqueline tris professor hamilton english 111 emma zunz emma zunz is a short story written jorge luis borges.
1270 311 392 227 587 269 869 208 470 1340 118 72 423 1139 341 1434 534 635 1026 613 1613 258 934 350 152 1614 247 205 1320 1144 212 780 447 943 1604 1491 1094 434 1514 701 433 1307 623 674 1024 944 827 848 1091 752