AGE: 20

Date of performance: 04/04/2025

Language: English

Nationality: American

Occupation: Student 

Primary Language: English 

Title- the Chupacabra

Context- The Chupacabra is a legend prominent in countries such as Mexico and Latin America.  A shares that his mom, who is from Mexico City, initially told him that they weren’t real, but started to tell him that they were real as he grew older and got into trouble to scare him. 

Analysis- The chupacabra is an animal feared for its blood-sucking abilities—a legend popular in Latin America and Mexico. Legends are a subgroup of the narrative genre in the folk world—they are stories that may or may not be true located throughout various regions. A felt the uncertainty of the chupacabra’s existence since his mom first believed they weren’t real, then started to tell him they existed when she needed him to behave.