info on Manuel rojas? im doing a report on "the glass of milk" by manuel rojas?

Question

does anyone know where i can find a lot of information on the time and place the story takes place. i know it takes place somewhere in chile, but im not sure on much after that. where is a good website that is credible, and i can use? i also need some photo or picture of the author, but i can't seem to find any. if anyone has any thing that might help me-i would be very appreciative. Thanks. :)

thanks-but i'm still not finding a photo of him. hmmmm...but thanks for your help:)

Answer 1

Manuel Rojas was born on January 8, 1896, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; he died on March 11, 1973, in his adopted homeland, Chile. His family moved to Chile in 1899 and from then until 1922 they wandered back and forth between Chile and Argentina, working a variety of jobs to earn a meager living. He probably settled permanently in Chile in 1924.

In 1927, he published his first collection of short stories, Hombres del Sur, which included the story "El vaso de leche" ("The Glass of Milk" ).

It was about this time that Rojas became associated with the political group called the Anarchists, who opposed the oppressive Chilean government. He wrote articles for the Anarchist newspapers, La Batalla (in Chile) and La Protesta (in Buenos Aires, Argentina). The Popular Front political party took control of the government in 1936. In 1938 Rojas published a collection of essays, De la poesía a la revolución (From Poetry to Revolution).





Plot Summary

In "The Glass of Milk," a youth who has been expelled from a ship as a stowaway finds himself walking around the port looking for work to earn money to buy some food. He has not eaten in three days, yet he refuses a handout from a sailor and then watches hungrily as a "gaudy tramp" accepts the food and eats it. He finds some work unloading a vessel. After the first day he asks for his pay, but the foreman tells him that he will be paid at the close of the whole job. The foreman then offers him some money as a loan but the lad again refuses.

Soon his hunger gets the better of him and he decides to go to a cafe and eat, with the intention of not paying for the food.

He does not care what they might do to him. He finds a milk bar and, after waiting for another customer to leave, he enters and sits alone. He orders some milk and wafers. But as he finishes the cookies, he begins to weep. The woman offers him a second helping of milk and cookies.

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Answer 2

The Glass Of Milk By Manuel Rojas

Answer 3

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