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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Initiation in the Puerto Rican Novel

Abstract

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Initiation, or the rites and ordeals that mark the passage from adolescence into adulthood, has appeared in most genres of literature through the ages. In this study I examine the presence of the elements of initiation in the Puerto Rican novel. It is my intent to prove that a relationship can be established between the appearance and usage of initiation and the colonial status of Puerto Rico.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Spanish
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Diaz, Leticia

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8218456
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70965

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Diaz, Leticia. Initiation in the Puerto Rican Novel. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/70965