Rocha Del Norte Rulfo Summary
I believe that Rulfo discussed several issues that went on in Jalisco, that all of Mexico and even other parts of the world still deal with today. The major ones that stood out to me were dealing with the violence, prostitution or sex trafficking and even our current issues with the border. When thinking about the issues that our government currently deal with in regards to immigration are pretty much the same. Even at the time of this war, there were still people giving up everything they had just to come here and try to make a better life. In “Paso Del Norte, Rulfo” describes a man who has decided to leave his own family in hopes that he can give them a better life. I think this goes without saying that the Hispanic culture is willing
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They just want to work and provide for their families. People are even kidnapped and held hostage or made drug mules. That problem as well was discussed in Rulfo’s writings. “The Plain in the Flames”, tells it almost as if it was story you would read out of today’s paper. While the Mexican Revolution wasn’t about drug wars, that’s what the situation is today. The drug cartels are fighting with the governments wanting to take control over Mexico. In this story the guy describes how they would fight, kill, kidnap girls and rape them. They were fighting for Mexico then. The sex trafficking that goes on in Mexico has even made its way here. They kidnap young girls and smuggle them here to the US to be sold. There are also situations that these girls feel like prostitution is there only way to a better life. “It’s Because We’re So Poor” describes this situation perfectly. This father was more worried about giving his daughter Tacha a calf just so she wouldn’t think she was poor and become a prostitute. The boy describes how the family looks down on the sisters because they chose to sell their bodies. That they were a disgrace to the family. These men gave them things they never had before and it made them feel good. Not mention their families turned their backs on them. Therefore, there was no turning
They just want to work and provide for their families. People are even kidnapped and held hostage or made drug mules. That problem as well was discussed in Rulfo’s writings. “The Plain in the Flames”, tells it almost as if it was story you would read out of today’s paper. While the Mexican Revolution wasn’t about drug wars, that’s what the situation is today. The drug cartels are fighting with the governments wanting to take control over Mexico. In this story the guy describes how they would fight, kill, kidnap girls and rape them. They were fighting for Mexico then. The sex trafficking that goes on in Mexico has even made its way here. They kidnap young girls and smuggle them here to the US to be sold. There are also situations that these girls feel like prostitution is there only way to a better life. “It’s Because We’re So Poor” describes this situation perfectly. This father was more worried about giving his daughter Tacha a calf just so she wouldn’t think she was poor and become a prostitute. The boy describes how the family looks down on the sisters because they chose to sell their bodies. That they were a disgrace to the family. These men gave them things they never had before and it made them feel good. Not mention their families turned their backs on them. Therefore, there was no turning