Through The Eyes of A Crippled
The Good Cripple a novel by Rodrigo Rey Rosa portrays the social life of Central America through a story of a father and a son. The story revolves around the violence, corruption, and civil war. Around the time in which the novel takes place in Guatemala there is a post-civil war going on. This highly connects to the story of the father and the son in The Good Cripple. Figuratively the father takes the role of the government while the son takes the role of the citizen. In the novel the son parts from the oppression of his father, but when the son known as Juan Luis Luna is kidnapped he is obligated to desperately seek the help of his father. However, the father Don Carlos does not take action until he receives the left foot …show more content…
However, most important is the claim that government oppresses their and neglects all real life tragedies such as violence, corruption, and civil wars. Citizens then leave in search of a better life in other places with different people and different sources. The negligence of Don Carlos when his son had been kidnapped shows how government ignores the danger that the citizens deal with in society. Juan Luis Luna is set free when the kidnappers receive their money and one must realize that money was the cause of Juan Luis Luna’s catastrophic story. Same with the citizens in Guatemala their political authorities such as government and presidents become ambitious just like Bunny, El Tapi, Sephardi, Carlomagno, and el horrible. Then, later they betray themselves all due to ambition. Ignoring what is harming their people political authorities focus on their ambitions. The Good Cripple a novel by Rodrigo Rey Rosa is a great allegory novel that demonstrates the oppression millions face in Guatemala through the story of a son and his father after the tragedy experience the son faces in his
The Good Cripple a novel by Rodrigo Rey Rosa portrays the social life of Central America through a story of a father and a son. The story revolves around the violence, corruption, and civil war. Around the time in which the novel takes place in Guatemala there is a post-civil war going on. This highly connects to the story of the father and the son in The Good Cripple. Figuratively the father takes the role of the government while the son takes the role of the citizen. In the novel the son parts from the oppression of his father, but when the son known as Juan Luis Luna is kidnapped he is obligated to desperately seek the help of his father. However, the father Don Carlos does not take action until he receives the left foot …show more content…
However, most important is the claim that government oppresses their and neglects all real life tragedies such as violence, corruption, and civil wars. Citizens then leave in search of a better life in other places with different people and different sources. The negligence of Don Carlos when his son had been kidnapped shows how government ignores the danger that the citizens deal with in society. Juan Luis Luna is set free when the kidnappers receive their money and one must realize that money was the cause of Juan Luis Luna’s catastrophic story. Same with the citizens in Guatemala their political authorities such as government and presidents become ambitious just like Bunny, El Tapi, Sephardi, Carlomagno, and el horrible. Then, later they betray themselves all due to ambition. Ignoring what is harming their people political authorities focus on their ambitions. The Good Cripple a novel by Rodrigo Rey Rosa is a great allegory novel that demonstrates the oppression millions face in Guatemala through the story of a son and his father after the tragedy experience the son faces in his