According to Carlos Fuentes, the most important piece of literature in Latin America was the poem Martín Fierro. The Martín Fierro was written in Argentina in 1872 by José Hernández. It was a narrative poem written in verse. In 1879 a second part was written called La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (The Return of Martín Fierro). The Martín Fierro redeems and glorifies the heroic outlaw gaucho at the moment when the gaucho was vanishing (Barnstone, 2003). In these books the author reflected a clear position against to the argentinian president Sarmiento, who was a liberal and used the gauchos to kill, disappeared, and persecute the Indians, social injustice, and the gaucho as a hard workers. As an Argentinian I would like to write about Martín Fierro,
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Specifically, in the argentinean Pampas. Then, the relationship between the man with the aboriginals “malonaje”. The character was against to kill indians, because they were a part of their traditions. Also, the author reflected the dialectic that gauchos used.
During the book, the feelings and tough by Martín Fierro were expressed deeply. He has been sent to fight to natives. He was living happy with his wife and two children, when he was obligatorily recruited. He escaped because was disagreed with the european model in Argentina in these time. Then, he went to find his wife and his children, but they were not there, they left the house because of the needs. The author was able to express all feelings from the character, feelings as a result of his lost, and the rejections towards the government.
The social criticism that the author used in the book is still current in Argentina. It always existed. As much as the indians and gauchos were constantly marginalized. The government constantly tried to destroy them, as well as take away their lands, animals, among other things. It was not happend only with them, it is still happend with the most vulnerables class. Also, the corruptions in the last decades, which the worker class are the most affected, It does not have big difference in contrast with the 19th century. Now we have other ways to claim for social justice, or disagreement with the government, but we still have those similar
Specifically, in the argentinean Pampas. Then, the relationship between the man with the aboriginals “malonaje”. The character was against to kill indians, because they were a part of their traditions. Also, the author reflected the dialectic that gauchos used.
During the book, the feelings and tough by Martín Fierro were expressed deeply. He has been sent to fight to natives. He was living happy with his wife and two children, when he was obligatorily recruited. He escaped because was disagreed with the european model in Argentina in these time. Then, he went to find his wife and his children, but they were not there, they left the house because of the needs. The author was able to express all feelings from the character, feelings as a result of his lost, and the rejections towards the government.
The social criticism that the author used in the book is still current in Argentina. It always existed. As much as the indians and gauchos were constantly marginalized. The government constantly tried to destroy them, as well as take away their lands, animals, among other things. It was not happend only with them, it is still happend with the most vulnerables class. Also, the corruptions in the last decades, which the worker class are the most affected, It does not have big difference in contrast with the 19th century. Now we have other ways to claim for social justice, or disagreement with the government, but we still have those similar