You Don't Hear Dogs Barking by

Event 1

sabrinaacevedo — 2024-08-29 16:39:26 UTC

Ignacio is being carried on his father's back as they try to climb up a hill at night. Ignacio seems to be hurt.

"The long black shadow of the men kept moving up and down, climbing over the rocks, diminishing and increasing as it advanced along the edge of the arroyo." (Rulfo, 37)

Event 2

sabrinaacevedo — 2024-08-29 16:49:11 UTC

A large red moon rose in the sky as they realized they didn't know where to go.

"This is no road. They told us Tonaya was behind the hill. We've passed that hill. And you can't see Tonaya or hear any sound that would tell us it is close." (Rulfo, 38)

Event 3

sabrinaacevedo — 2024-08-29 16:57:04 UTC

They keep walking up the hill, and Ignacio's father reveals to the audience why he is helping him. The father's intentions were not to help his son; instead, he did it for his deceased wife (Ignacio's mother).

"I'm not doing all this for you. I'm doing it for your dead mother. Because you were her son. That's why I'm doing it. She would've haunted me if I'd left you lying where I found you and hadn't picked you up and carried you to be cured as I'm doing." (Rulfo, 39)

Event 4

sabrinaacevedo — 2024-08-29 17:06:36 UTC

Ignacio becomes thirsty along the way, but there is no water available. His father tells him that he was sleepy and thirsty when he was younger and proceeded to re-infatuate his disappointment and hatred for him; this time, he brings his mother into the conversation. This makes Ignacio sob.

"Are you crying, Ignacio? The memory of your mother makes you cry, doesn't it? But you never did anything for her. You always repaid us badly. Somehow, your body got filled with evil instead of affection." (Rulfo, 40)

Event 5

sabrinaacevedo — 2024-08-29 21:58:24 UTC

They arrive at the town. Ignacio's father drops him off his back, and Ignacio doesn't say a word. His father expresses his dissapoitment in him one last time before he leaves him dead.

"He slipped the body off, dangling, as if it had been wrenched from him. With difficultyhe unpried his son's fingers from around his neck. When he was free, he heard the dogs barking everywhere. "And you didn't hear them Ignacio?" he said. You couldn't even help me listen." (Rulfo, 40)