Ralitsa Markova's Paper

In this paper, Ralitsa writes that Oscar Acosta becomes a stranger by moving around and absorbing a bit of every culture he visits. By synthesizing so much, no one label can very clearly define him. She begins by investigating the different names people call him, and later progresses to the more symbolic portrayals of his identity through food and the buffalo imagery. She integrates Simmel into her paragraphs very smoothly when she chooses to do so.

In order to expand on the paper, one could examine each label individually and what it indicates about Acosta. Furthermore, some quotations that exhibit the phenomina in the paper would be a great addition. Examining the language that the Acosta specifically uses will allow for a more thorough paper and strengthen the arguments considerably.