They are both “magical” creatures and they both have been enslaved by Prospero to do his bidding. Where they differ is in personalities and appearances. In Ariel, Ariel represents idealism and the noble thought, something that cannot be defeated . In short, he represents the “European-ness” that Latin America should aspire to. To Rodó, the Europeans have always been more refined rational compared to the rough and savage Americas . The mainstream societies in the Americas are fairly new and do not have a lot of history. European societies, on the other hand, has been around for such a long period of time. We see this in his idealization of the ancient Greek polis . Ariel is his ancient Greek polis, which is why he waxed poetics about the grace and ethereal nature of
They are both “magical” creatures and they both have been enslaved by Prospero to do his bidding. Where they differ is in personalities and appearances. In Ariel, Ariel represents idealism and the noble thought, something that cannot be defeated . In short, he represents the “European-ness” that Latin America should aspire to. To Rodó, the Europeans have always been more refined rational compared to the rough and savage Americas . The mainstream societies in the Americas are fairly new and do not have a lot of history. European societies, on the other hand, has been around for such a long period of time. We see this in his idealization of the ancient Greek polis . Ariel is his ancient Greek polis, which is why he waxed poetics about the grace and ethereal nature of