Buried Onions

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-2

Chapters 3-4

Chapters 5-6

Chapters 7-8

Chapter 9

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

One view of this novel is that it paints a canvass that is deterministic and largely without hope for the Mexican-American community in which Eddie lives. Do you agree or disagree?

What role do the female characters play in this novel?

Why are animals mentioned so frequently in this novel? What role do animals play in the text?