- Main philosophical ideas of The Burning Plain
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- 2- If the city industrializes, the countryside has to die
- 3- The hopes of the Mexican people rest on holiness
- 4- In the dark gap only the small flash of light remains
- References
The philosophical ideas of El llano en llamas revolve around the despair of Mexican peasants who feel disillusioned after the failure of the Revolution.
The book El llano en llamas, written by Juan Rulfo, is a compilation of stories with philosophical ideas about the Mexican Revolution.
As the Revolution passes and industrialization arrives, the Mexican people feel hurt and disappointed.
This compilation of situations or aspects of Mexican daily life is marked by a prose that expresses violence and pain.
Main philosophical ideas of The Burning Plain
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In a change of era towards industrialization, there is an internal cry in the characters towards social and personal revolution, where life does not happen automatically or is the result of the rulers.
2- If the city industrializes, the countryside has to die
The land is unhappy, because after the revolution many people migrate to the city. The land that was once a symbol of wealth has become a pittance.
The men and women who stay in the fields and live working the land, little by little lose hope of a better future.
The family cannot aspire to something better and the quality of life is getting lower and lower.
3- The hopes of the Mexican people rest on holiness
No one can know what will happen. People have become used to leaving their problems in the hands of something else: religion.
Men and women turn to church clergy for help in solving their problems.
The church is a source of power thanks to the government, in people like peasants and workers who do not contribute to their enrichment.
4- In the dark gap only the small flash of light remains
The dream in the minds of those people who live off the result of the revolution is what keeps them going.
With an uncertain future, the imagination plays a very important role for each individual.
Each person creates their own future in their imagination.
References
- Rulfo J. The burning plain. Editorial NoBook
- A brief survey of the short story part 52: Juan Rulfo. Retrieved on October 10, 2017 from The guardian: theguardian.com
- Herascid J. (2014). Analysis “Llano en llamas” by Juan Rulfo. Retrieved on October 10, 2017 from Literary and Life Trends: trendsliterariasydelavida.wordpress.com
- Ramirez A. (1974) Towards a bibliography of and about Juan Rulfo. Retrieved on October 10, 2017 from the Ibero-American Magazine: revista-iberoamericana.pitt.edu
- Cros E. (1998) From the Villista epic to synarchism: sociocritical analysis of «El llano en llamas». Retrieved on October 10, 2017 Jstor: jstor.org