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Tatum, Charles – 1983
Geographic displacement as spiritual desolation is a theme that bonds Puerto Rican and Chicano literature. The movement of masses of people to the United States and within the United States itself has had and continues to have severe consequences for the Latino population in this country. Two novels, "Down These Mean Streets" by Piri…
Descriptors: Alienation, Immigrants, Latin American Literature, Literary Criticism