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So Far from God
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Plot Summary of So Far from God
"Survival of a chicano family, touches of magic realism, description of social injustices of capitalist system, search for identity."
cristina, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Inside culture (main char) - Hispanic/Spanish
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - Hispanic
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Has magical powers? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()

Style
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - a lot of flashback and forwards
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