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Flowering Judas – Analysis – Essay

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by JL Admin

Laura, the troubled young protagonist of “Flowering Judas,” is disillusioned with Mexican politics, but her unhappiness goes much further than this. She walks through life feeling anxious and detached, always afraid, though she knows not of what. “She is not at home in the world,” Porter writes, summing up Laura’s state of mind. This overarching…

Flowering Judas – Setting

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by JL Admin

The Mexican Revolution  Porter based the story on events she experienced and observed in Mexico during 1920 and 1921, in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. In 1910 the revolution started as a struggle against political and economic repression; in Mexico at that time, a dictator controlled the government under a one-party system and an…

Flowering Judas – Symbolism – Literary Devices

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by JL Admin

Symbolism  Symbolism is the most important stylistic feature of “Flowering Judas.” The most important thing to understand about Porter’s use of symbolism is that it is multi-faceted and ambiguous. Indeed, symbols that Porter employs often refer to one idea and also its opposite. The story’s central symbol, the flower from the Judas tree, is a…

Flowering Judas – Themes

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by JL Admin

Faith and Betrayal  In “Flowering Judas” there is no faith that is not betrayed. The story is structured through a series of contrasts and parallels between religious faith, faith in revolutionary ideals, and romantic-sexual fidelity, all of which are misguided or transgressed. For example, Laura is a Roman Catholic and has been raised in the…

Flowering Judas – Characters

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by JL Admin

Braggioni  Braggioni is the most powerful revolutionary leader in town, as well as Laura’s suitor. She also works for him carrying messages to members of the movement who are in prison or in hiding. He comes to her house every night to sit and talk with her and to sing songs he has composed as…

Flowering Judas – Summary

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by JL Admin

A young American woman, Laura has come to Mexico City in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution in order to work for the revolutionary cause, in support of a socialist regime. She is a schoolteacher and also acts as a go-between for the local revolutionary leader, Braggioni, and his adherents. Braggioni has a personal interest…

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