Some believe that after death there is only one of three places you can go: Heaven, hell, and the one that is least spoken about is purgatory. Heaven is paradise while hell’s suffering is interminable. Purgatory is similar to hell in one aspect which is the suffering, but it is not infinite. A person goes there if they were not necessarily bad nor good. It’s a place where a person can be expiated for their sin. In Pedro Paramo, Juan Rulfo uses Comala as a symbol for purgatory.
Juan Rulfo uses the crossroads, Los Encuentros, as Abundio’s soul in the book. The most compelling evidence is when Juan Preciado talks about where he met Abundio. “I had run into him the crossroads called Los Encuentros” (Rulfo 5). Crossroads are a period of contemplation.
Juan Rulfo uses the crossroads, Los Encuentros, as Abundio’s soul in the book. The most compelling evidence is when Juan Preciado talks about where he met Abundio. “I had run into him the crossroads called Los Encuentros” (Rulfo 5). Crossroads are a period of contemplation.