Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Thea's blog : Canto XII The Heights of Macchu Picchu

In the poem"Canto XII from the Heights of Macchu Picchu", the author Pablo Neruda suggests the theme of suffering. He begins by explaining the laboring life of the incas in the time of the Conquistadors. The author explains the dedication each laborer had put in to their work and the suffering that resulted from it. Suffering is not only apparent in the laboring efforts of the incas but he relates this to religion. He explains that suffering doesn't only have to come from hard efforts or if it does it should be the same for everyone. The socialist speaks for the dead to say that all efforts should be considered equal.

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