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The author of Who Killed Palomino Molero, Llosa went to a military academy when he was younger and knows the curriculum the cadets went through, and therefore is in a better position to talk about the life in the military. As the last surviving son of a widow, Palomino Molero was exempt from the military service. He still volunteered for the service not thinking anything other than being in love. Although like the author of the book, Molero does not like the service and runs away. Later Palomino Molero is later described as being savagely beaten, testicles pulled, hanged and left to rot in the countryside of Peru. Simply because Molero fell in love with the daughter of Colonel Mindreau, a father that thought his daughter was a too high class for the cholo. As a high ranked official, Mindreau preferred his daughter dating Richard Dufo, a pilot in the Air Force of Peru. So as soon as Molero abandoned the Air Force, with the daughter of Mindreau all hell broke loose and leaving open the question “Who Killed Palomino Molero?”. On the case were two detectives devoted to finding out who the killer was and why was Molero killed in such a brutal way. At the end of …show more content…
No one really cared that the young men was dead and brutalized in that manner, but if he were rich then the whole community would be worried. Proving my point that class plays a big role in society when it comes to using power. Consequently, the one that gets looked down upon are the ones that negatively impacted by higher-class authority. In addition, I believe that Molero did reach too high and, therefore, was used as an example for the rest. Although as generations progress I believe that this social classification will fade away because as we can see the couple did not see an issue with being from different

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