The author Julia Esquivel writes about her experience at the museum Lidice. She describes the sights and feelings she has while there and recognizes the similarities it has with what's going on in her own country of Guatemala.
2. The poet comments on how strange it is to look through atrocity through windows at museums. How is this emotion unique from actually being involved in the atrocity?
Julia thinks it's very strange to view what it's like to see others suffer a way that is similar to what she's been through in Guatemala. She has experienced the suffering before, but watching it happen is a completely different thing.
3. Esquivel writes, "And now, my heart in shreds,/ I think of the Super-Nazis/ in the Pentagon/ who have created more than 200 Lidices? in my little Guatemala/ sheltered by the diplomatic marketplace/ of false Western Democracy." What does she mean by this? Why does she reference the Pentagon and "false Western Democracy?" Please expound what you already know and research any questions you might have.
Esquivel changes the subject to her own life and country. She taps into what's been going on in Guatemala and how the West, which is controlled by the Pentagon, has affected them. Licide is a terrible event that happened. But things like that are fairly common in Guatemala. Julia said there have been over 200 events just like it.
4. Esquivel speaks to the fact that massacres are not a new concept in Guatemala. Do some research and write about one particular massacre that has occurred in Guatemala. Be sure to include location as well as how many people were affected. What was the army's motive? Include all relevant information.
No comments:
Post a Comment