The United States prides itself being open to all and a “mixing pot” for different kinds of people which influences the progressive culture of the nation. The nation is constantly striving to be politically correct and stand up for what is right. When the public of the United States sees something wrong, rallies in support of the cause come out strong. Although this culture in a country is great for the future success, it may have the possibility to construe history. In movies, the words “based on a true story” must be taken lightly. After all, the movies goal in the box office is to sell tickets and make money. “Based on a true story” movies seem to always have more explosions and big CGI to draw in an audience. That with the addition of
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In the story, a poor, rural family is grasping onto their land in order to survive. A storm rolls through their area, sweeping away their life as they know it. Literally and metaphorically, their belongings are washed away which change their lives forever. The narrator explains, “It took a lot for my father to get La Serpentina in the first place, from the time she was a calf, so my sister could have a bit of capital and wouldn’t run away to become a whore the way my two older sisters had” (Rulfo 16). From this passage, two important themes that show Rulfo’s ideas on gender. First, the cow, La Serpentina, represents the innocence of Tacha. Once Tacha’s cow washed away, Tacha is doomed for the rest of her life. Her only hope was reliant on her cow. Second, the narrator is not worried about their future, only Tacha’s. From this, the narrator must be a male in the family, perhaps a brother. This stems from how the narrator separates himself from Tacha and his two other sisters throughout the story. Showing an obvious difference in the dire consequences of losing La Serpentina. The narrator does not need “a bit of capital” to survive in the
In the story, a poor, rural family is grasping onto their land in order to survive. A storm rolls through their area, sweeping away their life as they know it. Literally and metaphorically, their belongings are washed away which change their lives forever. The narrator explains, “It took a lot for my father to get La Serpentina in the first place, from the time she was a calf, so my sister could have a bit of capital and wouldn’t run away to become a whore the way my two older sisters had” (Rulfo 16). From this passage, two important themes that show Rulfo’s ideas on gender. First, the cow, La Serpentina, represents the innocence of Tacha. Once Tacha’s cow washed away, Tacha is doomed for the rest of her life. Her only hope was reliant on her cow. Second, the narrator is not worried about their future, only Tacha’s. From this, the narrator must be a male in the family, perhaps a brother. This stems from how the narrator separates himself from Tacha and his two other sisters throughout the story. Showing an obvious difference in the dire consequences of losing La Serpentina. The narrator does not need “a bit of capital” to survive in the