THE UNDERDOGS&

THE ALIENIST

By: Danielle Dye

The Alienist By Caleb Carrby: Danielle Dye

One theme was crime & prejudice against immigrants

Corruption in New York City especially with cops

Slums & dangers being ignored by the wealthy

Hard times in New York before it became what it is today

But also shows some similarities to today

MurderBy Danielle Dye

There is a gruesome murderer on the streets of New York City

targeting poor immigrant children

the newspapers decide not the report the murders

because they think the kids had it coming to them & that nobody cared about immigrant children

The World was ChangingBy Danielle Dye

Another themes was that of change

Roosevelt was trying to get rid of all the prejudice & corruption

Also this was a time when psychology was being introduced & a key player for that in the book was Dr. Kreizler

Kreizler had a belief that deep rooted childhood issues caused people to become insane & that it was not just something that happened to some

The UnderdogsBy Danielle Dye

It was written first hand by Azuela who was part of it

Mexican Revolution is the main theme here

It was about Independence, pride, & courage

About taking back what’s your

& standing up & fighting

Mariano AzuelaBy Danielle Dye

He was a Mexican author & physician

He served under president Francisco l. Madero

Served as chief of political affairs

Then became a follower of Pancho Villa

There he served as a field doctor

1942 he received the Mexican National prize for Arts & science

Demetrio MaciasBy Danielle Dye

He lead a group of men to fight against forces of Victoriano Huerta

Marksmanship & ability to lead in battle made his reputation

At the beginning he joins fighting to change his country

But then he does not know why he keeps going

& is not as passionate towards his cause

By the end of the book he flees to the U.S.