This was truly one of the best books not only that I’ve read during this course but just in general. “Amulet” by Robert Bolano is such a moving and inspiring yet painful and horrific story that deeply captivates the emotions of Auxilio Lacouture, a woman who is tragically stuck in a bathroom on the fourth floor of a building. She is stuck in that bathroom for thirteen days without food or proper resources. As she spends her time stuck in this bathroom, she reminisces and looks back on her life. As she is doing this her body is rapidly decaying and she is in a great deal of discomfort and hunger. Robert paints such vivid picture when he describes Auxilio’s current situation, it brings up many emotions because one could only imagine having to try and survive something as awful as this situation. This is taking place during the\u00a01968 invasion of the\u00a0National autonomous university of Mexico.<\/p>\n
Auxilio told her life story with such a caring and unique manner. She made things sound very deep and meaningful and seemed to be able to relate and compare everything to each other. At a few times during the book Auxilio made the comparison of being stuck in the bathroom to what it is like giving birth. She made a few other connections surrounding her new life being stuck in the bathroom stall and the connection to what she thinks it would be like to give birth. I found this concept between the connection of her imagined experience with birth and the experience of being trapped in the washroom very intriguing however a bit confusing especially considering that she doesn’t actually have children of her own.<\/p>\n
From my own interpretation I think that the reoccurring theme of Auxilio being reminded of the giving birth plays into the books interesting theme of womanhood or more what a unique experience Auxilio had growing up as a woman who doesn’t necessarily radiate with femininity. An interesting thing to note is that Auxilio was missing some teeth which definitely affected her self image. I think that her missing teeth played a greater role into how she viewed herself as a whole but also how she saw herself as a woman.<\/p>\n
My question for the class: Dp you think that Auxilio’s missing teeth played a major part in her life’s journey and the way that things happened or do you think that her missing teeth were insignificant? I ask this because I think that her missing teeth really did start of her self image in a different light, maybe one that felt less feminine which at the time was an even more important aspect of society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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