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The Moon Will Forever Be A Distant Love

Ryan Attaway
English 116
Mr. Bustos
October, 4th, 2006
The Balboa and Florinda Flip Flop
In the novel The Moon Will Forever be a Distant Love By Luise Humberto Crosthwaite we see a transition in the rolls, characterization and way of life of the two main characters Conquistador Balboa and his lovely wife Florinda. Through out the story we see these two important characters change completely from what they once were into almost the exact opposite of their entire personality
When the book starts off Balboa is a strong man, a conquistador, a provider for his loved one and he considers it a point of pride, when he gets laid off, he sees the option to go to "New Spain" and continue to be a proud conqueror and be able to provide for his wife Florinda. His main goal was to seek out a life of happiness with Florinda as shown by Crosthwaite in his novel The Moon Will Forever be a Distant Love "Seeking happiness: that's what its all about" (Crosthwaite 19) He seems to be one of those......


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