https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1 ... Y No Se lo Trago la Tierra by Tomas Rivera, Pages 107-110 en-us 2020-10-23 19:38:18 UTC 2025-06-03 14:22:20 UTC hello@padlet.com hagen889 https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857207825 This story is about a religious boy who is on his way to his First Communion. A nun has taught him about the "sins of the flesh" (p. 108), but the boy doesn't entirely understand what she means. He then sees two people having sex at the cleaners, which leads him to become curious about "sins of the flesh". His curiosity and questioning make him feel guilty because he has been taught that sex and masturbation are a sin. ]]> 2020-10-23 19:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857207825 hagen889 https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857209975 A theme that I have noticed throughout the book, including in this specific story, is the theme of denial of sins. After seeing the people in the cleaners, the narrator thinks to himself "Maybe I didn't see anything. And if I hadn't seen anything?" (p. 110). He is in denial about what happened and wants to forget because he is worried about sinning and going to Hell. Multiple stories in this book talk about burning, literally or figuratively, and of going to hell. Many of the characters in the book seem to be questioning God, religion, and why things are the way they are.]]> 2020-10-23 19:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857209975 hagen889 https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857212011 The untitled story on page 106 is about a man who tells his grandson that he shouldn't want the next ten years of his life to go by so fast. I don't see this being a connection to "First Communion". The story that comes afterwards, however, does connect to "First Communion". This story about a child giving her a button relates to "First Communion" because it also contains themes of desire, questioning, and possibly guilt.]]> 2020-10-23 20:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857212011 hagen889 https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857212369 This passage from page 108 contains multiple metaphors:
"I had fallen against a small basin filled with hot coals which we used as a heater in the little room where we slept. I had burned my calf. I could well imagine how it might be to burn in hell forever." His calf is a metaphor of what he originally believes to be "sins of the flesh", and shows his lack of understanding about the subject. Heat is a metaphor for sins, as committing a sin is how you end up in Hell.]]> 2020-10-23 20:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857212369 hagen889 https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857212820 This story makes me think about the stigma around sex, especially among religious people. The main character, like so many other children, was not educated about sex beyond being told that it was bad and a sin. He then is exposed to sex and doesn't know how to handle it. I think this confusion is common among young people because they aren't educated on the subject or told that it is natural and okay.]]> 2020-10-23 20:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857212820 hagen889 https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857312270 2020-10-23 20:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hagen889/1cpxupuxrg5zxuu1/wish/857312270