▁concepts ▁used ▁in ▁magic ▁real ism , ▁a ▁literary ▁style ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁prominent ▁Latin ▁American ▁authors ▁such ▁as ▁Gabriel ▁García ▁M ár quez ▁and ▁Isabel ▁All ende : ▁ ▁As ▁I ▁use ▁esp irit ismo ▁in ▁my ▁novel , ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁there ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁explained ▁through ▁natural ▁law . ▁The ▁migr ant ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁brought ▁esp irit ismo ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁feel ▁some ▁connection ▁with ▁and ▁some ▁control ▁over ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁was ▁extremely ▁confusing . ▁That ' s ▁the ▁way ▁I ▁use ▁it ▁in ▁The ▁Line ▁of ▁the ▁Sun . ▁ ▁From ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁perspective , ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁author , ▁rit ual ▁is ▁mainly ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁natural . ▁R it ual ▁transferred ▁from ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁transform s ▁into ▁a ▁" soci o - ps ych ological ▁defense ▁mechanism " ▁that ▁migr ants ▁use ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁their ▁new ▁environment , ▁but ▁that ▁other ▁ten ants ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officials ▁in ▁the ▁bar rio ▁consider ▁strange ▁and ▁in app ropri ate ▁in ▁an ▁American ▁context . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Post - Bo om ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁literary ▁bo om , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁there ▁was ▁growing ▁interest ▁in ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁published ▁The ▁Line ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁in ▁Spanish ▁translation , ▁as ▁La ▁L