“In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” is an example of literary journalism. In literary journalism, authors present factual information about newsworthy stories or situations, but instead of remaining totally objective, they include their personal observations, feelings, and points of view about the subject. Describe the point of view Arana has toward the town of La Rinconada throughout most of the article, and tell how that point of view changes in the last section. Then, explain how the author uses antithesis, or contrasting words and phrases, to express her new point of view. Use these guidelines in your writing or discussion.

• Identify Arana’s point of view, or perspective, about the town of La Rinconada throughout the majority of the text.
• Explain how her point of view changes in the last section, “A Sudden Awe.”
• Reread the last three paragraphs of the text, paying close attention to rhetoric—the careful use of language to produce certain effects.
• Identify specific examples of the rhetorical device of antithesis—the use of strongly contrasting words or images to create emphasis or stir emotion.
• Explain how the contrast between the ugly and the beautiful helps convey Arana’s newfound point of view about the town.