Summary Of Deep Down Dark

After reading Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar, a question arises: Is this book about power? Well, after reading Law 33 from The 48 Laws of Power, which highlights “Everyone has a weakness,” and it “is usually an insecurity, an uncontrollable emotion or need” (Greene 271), power is present but not a main focus in Deep Down Dark. When searching for someone’s weakness, as Law 33 suggests, there might be a line crossed dealing with the ethical issues of the situation. One issue being, was it worth it for the 33 men to relive the 69 days they faced underground and who is really reaping the reward from this story. What was gained from telling their stories of those horrifying days and nights? This book also revealed weaknesses the men had. It revealed their avarice, but unfortunately in the end the men were back living pay check to pay check. Tobar might have seen this trait in the men, using this as a thumbscrew to get more detail for his book. Another weakness it revealed was their inability to change their habits, particularly their alcoholism. The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them
After reading the last few chapters it is relevant that some of the men who believed and said they would stop drinking relapsed into the life of alcoholism. Some men used alcohol to deal with the issues they were going through: “As the first anniversary of the rescue approaches, Edison’s excessive drinking and his statements about wanting to kill himself lead to his confinement in a Santiago clinic” (Tobar 290). The thought that can be raised is what it takes for someone to realize their bad habits. These men astonishingly survived 69 days with limited food, and water, and also dealt without drinking alcohol for a little over two months. They showed strong will and triumph surviving those days, but unfortunately turned back down the wrong