Alejandro Escobar

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

"Culture does not make people. People make culture." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie... people are not THAT tied to societal expectations... #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

YESS!!! @TomasOr38482543 coming on with some strong comebacks!! Cheating is wrong in ALL cultures!! #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

The cheating in this case is the worst because the secret is HUMONGOUS. One of Mr. Das' sons IS REALLY NOT HIS. Discuss the importance of Bobby and how this relates to her behavior!!! #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

Has anyone considered how Mrs. Das' interracial identity represent a minor step out of his culture and therefore an ideal woman for Mr. Kapasi? This is CLEARLY the way him trying to break cultural norms while still being comfortable. That's why he's so obssesed with her #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

Does #travelingsouth from the US to India represent a future blowup or encounter of trouble? What's the meaning in this? #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

#IObject. The story follows Mr. Kapasi and his thoughts. Wouldn't it be convenient for his relationship to with Mrs. Das to portray the husband as aloof and ignorant? #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

Is Mrs. Das' neglect of her family a cause of her guilty mind or has this been going on since the beginning of the marriage? #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

PARENTAL ROLES!! Also highly important in "The Toughest Indian...", his father played a HUGE role in the story. #daddyissues #apsoc824

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

Interesting point by @LaFlaKVelasquez , is his 'salmon smell' the reason he doesn't fit into society? Does this represent how he will never fit in, as he will never lose his salmon smell?

[Alejandro Escobar @AlejandroE018]

“He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.” ― Gabriel García Márquez #apsoc824