Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

by

Anna Deavere Smith

Gladis Sibrian Character Analysis

Gladis Sibrian was a nun who fled El Salvador during its bloody civil war. At the time of her interview with Smith, she works as a director and speaks on behalf of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, USA, a leftist Salvadoran political party and one of the main participants in the country’s civil war. In her monologue, Sibrian speaks about the Los Angeles riots, revolution, and the impossibility of social change when people don’t believe they have power.
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Gladis Sibrian Character Timeline in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

The timeline below shows where the character Gladis Sibrian appears in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Lucia
Police Brutality, Corruption, and Systemic Racism  Theme Icon
Healing, Progress, and Collective Consciousness  Theme Icon
Justice, Perspective, and Ambiguity  Theme Icon
Individuals vs. Institutions Theme Icon
Action vs. Symbolic Gesture  Theme Icon
Smith interviews Gladis Sibrian, director of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, USA. Siberian is a former nun from... (full context)
Police Brutality, Corruption, and Systemic Racism  Theme Icon
Healing, Progress, and Collective Consciousness  Theme Icon
Justice, Perspective, and Ambiguity  Theme Icon
Individuals vs. Institutions Theme Icon
Action vs. Symbolic Gesture  Theme Icon
Sibrian sees the LA riots as a “social explosion,” which is less “organized, planned” than a... (full context)