In Alberto Rios' Seniors, the place is memory, in particular the memory of childhood. The poet remembers this place primarily from sexual and emotional cues. His first memory of is a boy who "cuts a hole" in his Levi's so he can "flop himself out in class" behind the girls (Rios 1). This memory is spurred by a recollection of sexual behavior but also of emotion. The other boys think this shows a lot of "guts." The speaker is also drawn
The Alberto's Experience.... resides. When we visit my uncle, he takes us to dinner at Alberto's, an Italian restaurant. Alberto's is not merely a restaurant. .... (1040 4 )
Preface.... In My Own Extravagant Laughter, I detail the childhood and adolescent experiences with my best friend Alberto that taught me a great deal about growth .... (742 3 )
Analysis of The Maltese Falcon and ContemptBoth Dashiell Hammett's hardboiled detective novel The Maltese Falcon and Alberto Moravia's psychological novel about the disintegration of a marital .... (2125 9 )
Censorship in High Schools: Solutions, Issues and Options.... In A History of Reading, Alberto Manguel (283) argues that "Censorship in some form or another is the corollary of power." All too often books are banned or .... (1142 5 )