Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Columbia and Venezuela

1. A man's yellow teeth grinning obscurely
2. Assaulting trenches, with bloodstained weapons
3. The smell of gunpowder, blood, enemy's death
4. The starry night sky eliminates all individuality

The biggest ones that stood out to me were the starry night sky and the smells he described. Eliminating all individuality in Che's eyes means that Che will have no problem killing someone. Why? Once you strip everyone of their individuality, it makes them just another person in a crowd, indifferent to pain and anguish. This goes along with the descriptive writing of smells of gunpowder, blood, and death. These three smells usually have negative connotations. However, when described in the book, they are actually positive elements. I guess it goes to show that if he is smelling these things, he is successful.

1 comment:

Sarah said...

Good imagery examples.

Did Che really want to eliminate individuality just so that he could kill people? Could it be because eliminating individuality would lead to less greed and oppression and more equality?