Everything you need to understand or teach Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva.
In Michel Nieva's short story "Dengue Boy," a young mosquito boy named Dengue Boy suffers mercilessly at the hands of his classmates and peers. Because they treat him with such derision, Dengue Boy comes to see himself as a monster and a burden to his mother. At summer camp one day, however, Dengue Boy tires of his peers' abuse and decides to exact his revenge. Straddling fantasy and magical realism, the third person short story explores themes including identity, adversity, and violence.
FOLLOW BOOKRAGS:
