isabel Allende reflects back on the day the Chilean government was overthrown by a coup stating it changed her life and her country- forever. She states that the death of Allende was the death of their democracy, they buried him, they buried their freedom. Isabel recalls the atmosphere as people being paralyzed by fear, they were scared, no one wanted to get into trouble. They (the Chileans) had heard of the thousands that had been left or beaten, tortured or worse killed. The people just went on with their lives quietly, keeping a low profile. They had heard of the torture centers, raids in poor neighborhoods, how thousands were arrested and how many actually fled their homes seeking asylum elsewhere. Isabel will tell you it changed her life
