Analysis Of The Death Of Artemio Cruz

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“They toasted each other ... , in this world there are two kinds of people, motherfuckers and assholes, and we have to decide which we’re going to be,” (122). Artemio Cruz was faced with numerous difficult decision throughout the course of his life; as a result, he decided to choose the route that benefited himself over others. On December 4, 1913, Cruz decided to flee a battle he was in and let a soldier die, whom he was able to save. He neglected his role as a lieutenant, in order to see his lover, Regina, again. This moment showed Cruz’s selfishness. Fuentes included this date to show the importance and impact of the Mexican Revolution, along with the way Cruz acted. The accounts in this section are historically accurate, because it shows …show more content…

Fuentes makes this book interesting by having a dying man, Artemio Cruz, reflect on his life during the revolution. This book provided me with many new insights during this time period. It showed me that racism and hatred still exist when Regina was killed. This book also shows me how the different sides of the revolution acted. The two commanders, Carranza and Huerta differed while Cruz was following or fighting them. The federates were more ruthless than Carranza and the Constitutionalist. The historical problem raised is the revolution. Fuentes’ representation of the date was semi-accurate. He provided some useful details, such as stating Herta was the opponent and he killed Madero. Other than that information, Fuentes fictionalial representation was not useful or accurate. He lacked to state vital information about both the sides fighting and research on the topic was needed to understand what was going on. Fuentes also made up people who were suppose to represent generals and leaders and made it hard to understand. Fuentes did a good job in the creativity aspect of this book, but lacked crucial information for this book to make sense. I would recommend this book to individuals interested in this time period. I would not recommend this book to people uninterested in this topic, because it would leave them bored and confuzed. In short, Carlos Fuentes is a deceased Mexican novelist and essayist, who has received many awards for his writing including this one. Fuentes didn’t really have a political party; although, he has being described as a moderate liberal. Fuentes believed in justice and basic human rights, regardless of political parties (Depalma). He mostly criticized all the different types of parties. He criticized the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which was the government form for most of his life.

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