Explaining the Bilingual and Bicultural Poetry and Narratives of Julia Alvarez : A Case Study in the Expansion of the English Language

This study examines the work of Julia Alvarez and places it squarely in the academic forum where her work deserves appropriate examination for its literary contribution, elucidating the recurrent apparition of Alvarez, her characters, literary symbols and subject matter as they step over literary boundaries and well-defined book covers to re-enter and appear in other texts and genres. The study also points out the tremendous amount of Dominican culture and lore which the mostly female characters orally transmit through shared stories.