The old gringo
English Written Assignment
An appraisal of the novel “The Old Gringo”
Written by Carlos Fuentes
The phenomenal history our world has encountered in the past decades has brought such diversity in not only Americans but all over the world. The separation and isolation brought upon by the arrogance of the nation into culture has become such a tragic fate in years as early as the 1700’s to the present. In the novel “The Old Gringo” Carlos Fuentes develops a very dynamic controversial relationship between the very rich and miserable poor “When I grew up in the south, I was taught that segregation was the will of God, and the Bible was quoted to prove it. I was taught that women were by nature in inferior to men, and the Bible was quoted to prove it. I was taught that it was okay to hate other religions, and especially the Jews, and the Bible was quoted to prove it.” – John Shelby Spong. Spong refers to his own opinionated perspective on the way segregation was brought upon to himself. As stated in this quotation these are a few of the beliefs to many of the wealthy individuals. Many other civilians including the poor or what people use to refer them to as “colored” would have and were very blunt to the fact that they did not agree whatsoever to what they have done and what their beliefs were. Headlines after headlines on the front of the old time newspapers were to be would blissfully seen everywhere from the most accessible corner store, to a tattered flyer maneuvering past parks mid afternoon. Carlos Fuentes a very well known author has had many accomplishments when it came to his writing. Fuentes’s novel “The Old Gringo” is a story told about this American writer, soldier and journalist named Ambrose Bierce and his remaining living days in Mexico. His incompatibility to the ways the people of Mexico lived had left Ambrose blind due to the fact that he had not the slightest clue to what was in store.
An appraisal of the novel “The Old Gringo”
Written by Carlos Fuentes
The phenomenal history our world has encountered in the past decades has brought such diversity in not only Americans but all over the world. The separation and isolation brought upon by the arrogance of the nation into culture has become such a tragic fate in years as early as the 1700’s to the present. In the novel “The Old Gringo” Carlos Fuentes develops a very dynamic controversial relationship between the very rich and miserable poor “When I grew up in the south, I was taught that segregation was the will of God, and the Bible was quoted to prove it. I was taught that women were by nature in inferior to men, and the Bible was quoted to prove it. I was taught that it was okay to hate other religions, and especially the Jews, and the Bible was quoted to prove it.” – John Shelby Spong. Spong refers to his own opinionated perspective on the way segregation was brought upon to himself. As stated in this quotation these are a few of the beliefs to many of the wealthy individuals. Many other civilians including the poor or what people use to refer them to as “colored” would have and were very blunt to the fact that they did not agree whatsoever to what they have done and what their beliefs were. Headlines after headlines on the front of the old time newspapers were to be would blissfully seen everywhere from the most accessible corner store, to a tattered flyer maneuvering past parks mid afternoon. Carlos Fuentes a very well known author has had many accomplishments when it came to his writing. Fuentes’s novel “The Old Gringo” is a story told about this American writer, soldier and journalist named Ambrose Bierce and his remaining living days in Mexico. His incompatibility to the ways the people of Mexico lived had left Ambrose blind due to the fact that he had not the slightest clue to what was in store.