In reading Amulet by Roberto Bolano, there were many things in the book that were difficult to understand, and I had to honestly Wikipedia some things, such as the attack on the demonstrators of the university in Mexico. However, I think the point of the book is to show the flow of history and the role perspective and memory play in it, so it was not necessary to know all the events in it. I also think it was interesting to write from a female perspective because it maybe helped to distance his own experiences so that it would not be so autobiographical. It also helped to give the idea of being \u201cthe mother of Mexican poetry\u201d.<\/p>\n
I have thought about what the meaning of the book is and I think it is a kind of journey about the poet\u2019s role and how they make poetry. It also gives insight into the subculture of poets. For example, she says that she met Arturito Belano; \u201cI met him, I was his friend, and he was my favourite young poet, although he wasn\u2019t Mexican, and the expressions \u2018young poets\u2019 and \u2018new generation\u2019 were generally used to refer to the young Mexicans who were trying to take over from Pacheco or the conspicuous Greek of Guanajuanto\u2026\u201d (p. 60). This gives insight into what goes on in the groups and how they see themselves and each other. It also shows the way they interacted with each other during this time.<\/p>\n
Another aspect of the book is to look at Latin American history and the way that it affected people. For example, she writes that Arturo returned from Chile he was different; \u201cAllende had been overthrown, and Arturito had done his duty, so his sister told me; he\u2019d obeyed his conscience\u201d (p. 73). There was a cross between the artists and the political situation they were in. The overthrow of Allende had the big impact on Latin American history, and for many artists who thought it was going to be great progress for people but were then disappointed when there was the overthrow. The book helps to show the feelings that people had about these historical events.<\/p>\n
A question that I think would be interesting for discussion is \u2013 what do you think a writer takes into consideration when they go over the history of a whole area in the world? How can they decide what to include and what to exclude?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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