“¿Sabes por qué nunca pude perdonarte? Porque nunca lo lamentaste de verdad.”(Vargas Llosa, 102) This is a quote from one of the books main characters Urania Cabral, a main character whose purpose serves not just to give an interesting story. She represents a group of oppressed people who still suffered consequences brought from Trujillo era in present day. This quote not only echoes with Urania but all the main characters, as how can they ever truly forgive a person who never had any remorse to begin with? Ultimately all of the characters in many parts of this novel are coming to terms with the hatred that is driving them. In the Feast of the Goat the author Mario Vargas Llosa manages to create a historical fiction text that isn’t just a retelling
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One of the storylines is that of the main character whose life was completely affected by Trujillo even 30 years in the future. Another storyline is the one from the point of view of Trujillo himself in his final days. The final storyline is of 7 conspirators all of whom were once close to Trujillo and affected by him as well. They all shared a common trait of utmost hate for Trujillo. Through these three storylines Vargas Llosa shows us first hand (albeit fictional) examples of how Trujillo managed to seep his tyranny in both the lives of the countries people and the …show more content…
Throughout the novel he is seen insulting one or another, even making comments about their family. Something we see early in the novel when he is insulting Johnny Abbes Garcia’s wife to his face, calling her ugly and questioning his love for her. Or later on in the novel with Trujillo’s seeking pardons to the families of political, murder victims, and another ploy of manipulation. We also see Trujillo’s character come up in his sexual conquests most are rape. Part of his sexual conquest are Trujillo’s way of rewarding his subordinate’s loyalty, by sleeping with their wives and daughter. And even openly mocking them as Urania recalls. The point of view of Trujillo’s killer’s showcases how the people’s hate and contempt for Trujillo grew as he became more tyrannical. “They kill our fathers, our brothers, our friends. And now they’re killing our women. And here we sit, resigned, waiting our turn,”(Vargas Llosa, 137) Many of the assassins were formerly close to Trujillo, Antonio Imbert who said the previous quote was a politician who grew disenchanted with how cruel Trujillo was or Antonio de la Maza Trujillo’s former guard who is seeking revenge for his murdered brother. These are all character storyline that help weave towards the novels display of disenchantment with the
One of the storylines is that of the main character whose life was completely affected by Trujillo even 30 years in the future. Another storyline is the one from the point of view of Trujillo himself in his final days. The final storyline is of 7 conspirators all of whom were once close to Trujillo and affected by him as well. They all shared a common trait of utmost hate for Trujillo. Through these three storylines Vargas Llosa shows us first hand (albeit fictional) examples of how Trujillo managed to seep his tyranny in both the lives of the countries people and the …show more content…
Throughout the novel he is seen insulting one or another, even making comments about their family. Something we see early in the novel when he is insulting Johnny Abbes Garcia’s wife to his face, calling her ugly and questioning his love for her. Or later on in the novel with Trujillo’s seeking pardons to the families of political, murder victims, and another ploy of manipulation. We also see Trujillo’s character come up in his sexual conquests most are rape. Part of his sexual conquest are Trujillo’s way of rewarding his subordinate’s loyalty, by sleeping with their wives and daughter. And even openly mocking them as Urania recalls. The point of view of Trujillo’s killer’s showcases how the people’s hate and contempt for Trujillo grew as he became more tyrannical. “They kill our fathers, our brothers, our friends. And now they’re killing our women. And here we sit, resigned, waiting our turn,”(Vargas Llosa, 137) Many of the assassins were formerly close to Trujillo, Antonio Imbert who said the previous quote was a politician who grew disenchanted with how cruel Trujillo was or Antonio de la Maza Trujillo’s former guard who is seeking revenge for his murdered brother. These are all character storyline that help weave towards the novels display of disenchantment with the