And of Bella’s Lottery We Are Created
When you go through a life changing event, it creates inner demons that start eating you up if you do not find a way deal with them. For example, in the film bella we see how Jose struggles with his inner demons after the dramatic events he experienced, just like Rolf does in the short story “And of Clay We Are Created.” Through the use of a variety of literary elements, Monteverde’s “bella” relates to the three short stories by showing how an impactful event helps one deal with their inner demons in order to grow as an individual.
The setting in the film and short stories plays a big role in representing the event. For example, in bella, the setting is New York City, one of the most populated cities in …show more content…
He happened to be there when he saw his brother fire her. If he wouldn’t have been there, he wouldn’t have followed Nina and found out everything he learned of her. Him following her lead for him to finding out she was pregnant, and preventing her from having an abortion. He kept the baby as a way of redemption, to deal with the fact that he ended the life of a younger girl and not letting it happen again. In relation to bella, in “And of Clay We Are Created” Rolf has to deal with a loss of a younger girl as well, his sister. When he sees Azucena trapped in the mudslide, he does not treat it like any other reporter does. He tries saving her and stays with her throughout her final four days. After talking for a while with her, he starts talking about his inner demons being the loss of his younger sister. The author says that Rolf “found himself trapped in a pit without escape, buried in life, his head barely above ground…” (Allende 257) as well as “and at last he could weep for her death and for the guilt of having abandoned her” His demon is the fact that he abandoned his sister and he doesn’t want to abandon Azucena and leave her to die. Rolf being a reporter and being at the scene where Azucena was helped him deal wiith his …show more content…
Without the conflict, the stories would have been unappealing to the audience. In bella, the main conflict is Jose running over Lucy and moving on from that dramatic, life changing event. After the accident, he lost his opportunity at pursuing the professional soccer contract he had signed prior to the event. Without him running over Lucy, he would not have made the decision to adopt Bella, as a matter of fact, he would not have been in the restaurant to meet Nina, nonetheless change her mind about having an abortion. The conflict in “And of Clay We Are Created” revolves around a natural disaster. The volcanic eruption that happened in 1985 in Colombia melted the snow causing it to feel like clay. The mixture of melted snow and mud trapped Azucena. Rolf’s problem was not having a pump, which was what he needed in order to save her. Another conflict that I found was society. Rolf comes to conclusion that he is going to need a pump in order to drain the water. Once he radioed that in he receives i return “a message that there was no available transport and it could not be sent until the next morning.” (Allende 252) After that he replies with “ 'We cant wait that long’ but in the pandemonium no one stopped to commiserate” (Allende 252) This shows how society did not care or pay attention to him. If society would have demanded the pump and not taken him poles and ropes, Azucena might have been saved in
When you go through a life changing event, it creates inner demons that start eating you up if you do not find a way deal with them. For example, in the film bella we see how Jose struggles with his inner demons after the dramatic events he experienced, just like Rolf does in the short story “And of Clay We Are Created.” Through the use of a variety of literary elements, Monteverde’s “bella” relates to the three short stories by showing how an impactful event helps one deal with their inner demons in order to grow as an individual.
The setting in the film and short stories plays a big role in representing the event. For example, in bella, the setting is New York City, one of the most populated cities in …show more content…
He happened to be there when he saw his brother fire her. If he wouldn’t have been there, he wouldn’t have followed Nina and found out everything he learned of her. Him following her lead for him to finding out she was pregnant, and preventing her from having an abortion. He kept the baby as a way of redemption, to deal with the fact that he ended the life of a younger girl and not letting it happen again. In relation to bella, in “And of Clay We Are Created” Rolf has to deal with a loss of a younger girl as well, his sister. When he sees Azucena trapped in the mudslide, he does not treat it like any other reporter does. He tries saving her and stays with her throughout her final four days. After talking for a while with her, he starts talking about his inner demons being the loss of his younger sister. The author says that Rolf “found himself trapped in a pit without escape, buried in life, his head barely above ground…” (Allende 257) as well as “and at last he could weep for her death and for the guilt of having abandoned her” His demon is the fact that he abandoned his sister and he doesn’t want to abandon Azucena and leave her to die. Rolf being a reporter and being at the scene where Azucena was helped him deal wiith his …show more content…
Without the conflict, the stories would have been unappealing to the audience. In bella, the main conflict is Jose running over Lucy and moving on from that dramatic, life changing event. After the accident, he lost his opportunity at pursuing the professional soccer contract he had signed prior to the event. Without him running over Lucy, he would not have made the decision to adopt Bella, as a matter of fact, he would not have been in the restaurant to meet Nina, nonetheless change her mind about having an abortion. The conflict in “And of Clay We Are Created” revolves around a natural disaster. The volcanic eruption that happened in 1985 in Colombia melted the snow causing it to feel like clay. The mixture of melted snow and mud trapped Azucena. Rolf’s problem was not having a pump, which was what he needed in order to save her. Another conflict that I found was society. Rolf comes to conclusion that he is going to need a pump in order to drain the water. Once he radioed that in he receives i return “a message that there was no available transport and it could not be sent until the next morning.” (Allende 252) After that he replies with “ 'We cant wait that long’ but in the pandemonium no one stopped to commiserate” (Allende 252) This shows how society did not care or pay attention to him. If society would have demanded the pump and not taken him poles and ropes, Azucena might have been saved in