Mexican culture: story of the Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead, the last book of the Ghost Girl saga of the writer and film director Tonya Hurley. One of the best -selling books of New York Times. In the narrates a story inspired by Mexican culture, specifically in the tradition of the Day of the Dead, in the leads very interesting illustrations and brief reflections at the beginning of each chapter, not to mention the designs that contain each of the leaves, the History that develops in each of these pages is interesting and mysterious, with a Gothic and cheerful touch, with a very original Prosopopeya.
This book tells the story of Charlotte, a dead girl who is happy in the hereafter, although sometimes she feels nostalgia for her previous life, but when Halloween approaches she feels a call, as if someone pulls her to Hawthorne, and the person responsible That is her best friend Scarleth who, together with a Mexican exchange student they hold the Day of the Dead, in which during only one day it is possible that the dead visit their living by opening a portal to the land of the dead, for Thus being able to see her best friend after so many years.
This book is very interesting, not only because of the plot, but also for the detailed descriptions of the characters, the songs that are named in the book are songs of real bands, the characters are very interesting, especially those found in The beyond, on the other hand, show us another perspective of Mexican culture and refers to one of the strongest beliefs of it, as stated by Soto (2019) “In Mexico there is a belief that in those days the deceased They return to the world of the living. First the children arrive and the next day, all the other dead ”.
Unlike another of his books called "The Blessed" that in Spanish is "the blessed" published in 2012, which develops in a religious environment where there are three protagonists Agnes, Cecilia and Lucy, the route that each one has to Doing becomes a game to decipher who is good and who is not, who to fall in love and who does not and what is the secret to find themselves.
Tonya is inspired by her own life to write her books, and she plays a lot with fantasy, she states in an interview:
It is based on my own experience in the institute. It is the type of book that I would have liked to read. In addition, while living in Los Angeles, I created a couple of television series that talked about fame and feeling invisible even if you are surrounded by thousands of people. Hurley (2010)
While it is true that many of the authors are inspired by their daily lives to write the wonderful stories that we find in bookstores, Hurley puts himself in the shoes of the characters that she herself creates, making this saga and many others a pleasant experience , she has a wide variety of books directed for young audiences, of which the best known are "Ghostgirl" and "The Blessed"
It should be noted that at first Hurley did not think about writing a book, she states so. Hurley (2009) "I started writing Ghostgirl as a film script, but then I decided that it would be better to turn it into a book". However, the result was much better than expected. There is no doubt that she has a great talent to write mystery books
In conclusion, "Ghostgirl, Day of the Dead" is not only an entertainment book, but also educates us about Mexican culture while playing with fantasy and teaches us how to face life and love in each chapter.
Hurley, two steps (2013)
Love is a dance. All relationships- with boys, family or friends- depend on our movements. Sometimes they are interpretive, sometimes competitive, sometimes erotic. We push each other, throw, twist and cross one another. One step and then the other, carrying and accompanying our partner. Two people are required to dance tango, but they only manage to do so if both know the steps.
It is interesting how this book makes us imagine the characters and situations in every detail such as clothing or how the tombs are decorated, imagining how some dead have open wounds, and references to the typical zombies stories, however Each of the people who meet Charlotte has a very interesting story about how they died and how their lives were, it makes us reflect if we are following the right path and teaches us that life in the hereafter is not like us We imagine it.
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