The unnamed General (his precise rank is General of the Universe) of an unnamed Caribbean nation, lives to be anywhere between 107 and 232 years old, sires 5,000 children, all runts, all born after seven month gestations. ... Closing the novel, Allende repeats the first sentence "Barrabas came to us by sea . . ."" written by Clara in her notebooks, about the dog who grew to be the size...

• Word Count: 1940
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He entreated the King and Queen to grant him the title "Don" and "Grand Admiral of the Ocean Sea and Viceroy and Perpetual Governor of all the islands," (Halsall). ... The old adage, "money is the root of all evil," applies to the conquest of Columbus in the Caribbean. ...

• Word Count: 1689
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate