It's strange how things happen, Mauricio Silva, known as the Eye, always tried to escape from violence even at the risk of being considered a coward, but the violence, the real violence, can't be escaped, at least not by us, born in Latin America in the 1950s, those of us who were around twenty years old when Salvador Allende died.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character tries to escape violence, but admits that true violence is unavoidable for those born in Latin America in the 1950s.
- In plain terms
- Trying to run from violence doesn't work if you were born in Latin America during that era.
- What can you take from it?
- Some societal forces are impossible to escape.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can anyone truly escape their historical context?
- How does place shape your relationship with violence?
Another view
It generalizes the experience of an entire generation.
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