AT & T's: A Comparative Analysis

Waking up to the sound of the waves crashing, vendors on the beach are offering fresh cold coconuts; children are playing in the warm, equatorial water. The beach is serene and quiet compared to the wild parties of the night before. The sun is warming; the world is coming alive and the day beginning. You walk a little further and accommodate your route to avoid the build up of smashed bottles in the sand. A homeless man lies ahead of you. A plastic bag washes up on the shore along with a dead blowfish. When you think of the town of Atacames, the vibrant party town on the coast of Ecuador, it is inevitable to avoid seeing the griminess of the beach. A paradise with so much beauty also bears the scars of the negligence of its inhabitants.
Therefore, the government pleases them first instead of the high-class mestizos. The relationship between the two classes is much more complicated and cannot simply be portrayed as an asymmetrical power relationship between the two cultures.
Miller says, “considered an unsolicited parody or critique of AT&T 's "Common Bond values," which state that "we treat each other with respect and dignity, valuing individual and cultural differences” (391). Treating each other other’s cultures with respect and dignity is merely superficial. Both classes are threatened by the opposing one. The upper class is frightened that status quo will change and that their current commodities will be lost. The lower class is afraid that they are being taken advantage of.
This exposes the unpleasant, ugly truth that we try to ignore. As much as we try to hide, our cultures are deeply divided and issues of racism, intolerance, and indifference to others arise. Guayasamín’s painting brings these issues to light. We all agree that they are there, but we act as if they are being taken care of. This is not the case. Atacames is still dirty under the beautiful sunset; and it is inevitable to neglect the divide between its