Song of the Hummingbird

Fountain of Life Imagine living in a civilization that practiced human sacrifice and ritual dances, and then one day that civilization no longer exists because another culture decided to conquer them. These people are known to modern society as the Aztecs. In Graciela Limon's novel, Song of the Hummingbird, she illustrated how a culture like the Aztecs or Mexica, can quickly diminish when there are people such as the Spanish that have very limited understanding about certain subjects. Some people may say that the Aztecs were slaughtered because the Darwinian principle of natural selection even applies to mankind. This concept was perceptible when the Spaniards marched with horses, advanced technology, and armor. But through this novel, anyone can see that the Aztecs were willing to make peace with the Spaniards until they started to be aggressive against the Aztecs. Limon also portrayed that the Spaniards didn't even try to understand the Mexica culture, but they saw human sacrifice as an act that pertained to the devil. Many people can agree with Graciela Limon that people needed to treat and understand each other better, because it was clear that if people had not done so, then it created several problems between people just like the Aztecs and Spaniards. Limon used many characters to show that no matter how difficult it was to understand each other, sometimes perception was achieved, and sometimes points of view just clashed. It was difficult for Father Benito to understand Huitzitzilin because she believed in idols, while he believed in Jesus. He tried to compare them, but that was considered a sin in Christianity. Every time Huitzitzilin tried to approach Father Benito with the discussion of her gods, Father Benito wanted an immediate change of subject. He considered ritual dances and human sacrifices as articles pertaining to Satan. It is spiritually hard for him to understand her because since she confessed to him in the confessional, and he can't seek