How do the authors of “La Juanita” and “Sábado Gigante” use cultural settings to influence plot and theme? In your response, be sure to compare and contrast the plot and themes of both short stories, as well as the cultural settings. Use text evidence and original commentary to support your response.

As you prepare your response reflect on the following:

Intolerance refers to a person or group’s unwillingness to accept behavior or beliefs that stray from what is considered normal. How do the cultural settings of “Sábado Gigante” and “La Juanita” both have to do with intolerance?
How does this intolerance influence what happens at the end of each story?
How does this intolerance develop a theme in each story? How are these themes different?