Furia

Méndez creates a parallel between Camila and Karen. What similarities exist between the two girls? How is Camila’s role in Karen’s life significant?

How does Diego’s character contrast with the other male characters in the novel? What does Méndez accomplish by creating this contrast? How would the novel be different if Diego were similar to other men in Camila’s life?

In what ways does Méndez show the reader what it’s like to be a woman in Argentina?

Compare and contrast the culture of Argentina with that of the country where you live.

Méndez characterizes both Camila and Diego as having a strong sense of connection to the cities in which they live. How does Méndez show the importance of one’s city through their eyes? How do her descriptions of Rosario further this idea that a person can feel deeply connected to a city?

Although Camila says she is not religious, religion and belief in the supernatural permeate the novel. How does Méndez weave religion and superstition into the novel, and in doing so, what does she say about Argentinian culture?

How do Camila’s family relationships play a significant role in the novel’s plot and in Camila’s character development?

Camila, along with a few other characters in the novel such as Roxana and Father Hugo, are described as having a mixed ancestry, with relatives who did not originate in Argentina. How does this diversity contribute to Méndez’s depiction of Rosario and the culture there? How does Camila’s ancestry contribute to the novel’s theme about women in Argentina?