Reflect on the role of history and the past andthe relationship that the different characters developtowards them in Roberto B.’sDistant StarAND/OR CesarAira’sDinner.

1. Political violence is one of the key constantsin the modern Latin American historical experience.Reflect on how violence features and is representedin ONE or TWO of the following texts:I, RigobertaMenchu,Distant Star, andDinner.