The Bildungsroman literary genre convention dwells on the growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood morally and psychologically. Works that have employed the literary genre can also be referred to as coming of age genres. The novel by Viramontes entitled Under the Feet of…
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Author
Helena Maria Viramontes
Country
United States
Original language
English
Genre
Fiction
Publication date
1995
Major Characters
Petra, Estrella, Alejo, Perfecto Flores, Perla and Cookie, Ricky, Arnulfo, Gumecindo, Maxine Devridge
Plot
The novel is about the lives of the men, women, and children who cope with being a low-class community and labor under dangerous conditions as migrant workers in California's fields.