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As discussed in The Gene, our genetics and the codes embedded within them can tell us the story of our origins as well as explaining the likely genetic future of a family. This concept in The Gene was a great way for me to further my understanding of the concept of intertextuality.

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In Adios, Happy Homeland intertextuality is expressively seen by the book's structure as a whole. It is an anthology, which is a compilation of different pieces made by different authors. As readers of Menendez' novel, intertextuality takes place as we read a woven compilation of texts and stories by other authors, and use them to create meaning out of what we read. In essence, this is how the novel carries a photograph of its literary ancestors in its wallet; it uses their previous works and other contributions/stories to contribute to the novel's story as a whole, while allowing readers to come up with their own meaning of this compilation of sorts.

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"Just as facial features or skin color or height are shared among related individuals, variations are more commonly shared within families than across families (indeed, facial features and heights are shared because genetic variations are shared among individuals)" (The Gene, 333).

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In The Gene, instances of intertextuality are explored by this "mirror" that is seen in genetics. One example that was touched upon was breast cancer and the BRCA1 gene, as the genetic compilation within families and generations determines the likelihood of breast cancer.

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From a genetic standpoint, intertextuality can be expressed through our genes, specifically in our ancestry. For example, we have been scientifically proven to share ancestry with primates.

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Russian nesting dolls have other smaller dolls within them; I see this as a great way to express the concept of intertextuality, as the dolls are usually made to represent a family, and a new doll is the product of a previous doll.

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In addition to the novel being presented as an anthology, intertextuality can still be instanced throughout its contents. Specifically, the novel references various past pieces, reuses quotations in new contexts further in the novel, and references multiple characters. In this sense, intertextuality can be seen by a reader continuing to read different pieces of the text, while the text is composed of different compilations.