Hathaway discusses how this novel records the human toll of Guyanese politics as it chronicles the activities of one extended family suffering under the reign of a corrupt government
Examines the role of abolitionist and feminist ideals in Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda's novel Sab. Highlights the power and gender relations in Sab, suggesting that previous interpretations of the novel have not addressed the role of these relations as a function of race relations in the slave colony of Cuba. Discusses the themes of interracial relationships and personal identity.;