Power Of Language In The Pelcari Project

In the story, “The Pelcari Project” by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, an ordinary doctor stumbles onto the cruel medical experiments that are forced onto prisoners held a secret prison camp. The prisoners are stripped from their ability to talk, read and remember. However, the main prisoner discovers his preservation of the ability to write by possessing a notebook that allows him to write. This revelation of writing enables him to now remember, think, and eventually leads him to the realizations of the experiments made on the prisoners. In this paper, I would like to explore the liberating aspects of language in this story, and how the power of language effects issues in civilizations such as Central America. Which involves barbarism, education, government, and equality and rights. Language is innately used to express, think and remember. The …show more content…
Rosa speaks to the idea of not having a voice in tragic situations, but still having the natural desire of liberation.
The importance of writing reflects on consciousness and language, and vice versa, the author reveals this in his representation of the prisoner’s actions. In the story, the main prisoner who was able to write felt superiority over the other prisoners and over the guards as well. The prisoner states in his writing that “this superiority is not in relation to the other prisoners.” His abilities are coming from the notebook, he feels this way due to his ability to think. This may be a representation for people in Central America who face harsh conditions, and explaining that his ability to write is reflecting his consciousness that allows him to avoid the control of “the chant”. He follows the notion with the hypothetical, if he could