Hi all,
This week we discuss Captain Pantoja and the Special Service, paying homage to the increasing demand for specialists (aka lust), the ridiculous professionalism/euphemisms of bureaucratic systems, and the racial depiction of Chino Porfirio.
Question: What do you think is the role of the Brothers of the Ark in this story? Is there an underlying message Vargas Llosa is attempting to make, potentially about the dangers of cults? Or maybe of ‘culty’ beliefs as such? Share some thoughts and some examples of why you think what you do.