ENG 420: Mariano Azuela's The Underdogs

**Disregard 2022 dates; follow 2024 dates in Canvas Modules.**

This video lecture provides an overview of the assignment in Module 3, context for Spain's colonization of Mexico, background of the Mexican Revolution, as well as examples of close reading for the Module's essay questions. This video should be watched in its entirety before attempting to write this Module 3.

Video Chapters:
1 Overview of Assignment - 0:00
2 Background for Spain’s Colonization of Mexico - 00:06:20
3 Background for Mexican Revolution - 00:18:56
4 Textual Examples for Essay Question 1 - 00:50:07
5 Textual Examples for Essay Question 2 - 01:25:23
6 Textual Examples for Essay Question 3 - 01:40:14
7 Textual Examples for Essay Questions 4 & 5 - 01:55:53