Summary:
The end of the book and the main idea is about the author Victoria Sanford’s how her book is a vehicle for survivors of La Violencia , the period of human rights abuses against Maya Indians in Guatemala, to tell their stories of persecution and, ultimately, of survival. Buried Secrets strives not only to tell the stories of the victims, but to show how their testimonies help to find both truth and justice for the Maya in Guatemala. Guatemala use the term La Violencia when referring to the massacres in 626 villages and 200,000 civilian victims of a thirty six year long civil war. Buried Secrets is a difficult book to read because of the tears that flood the eyes of readers who wade through the traumatic memories of massacre survivors.
Quote:
"La violencia"
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The word la violencia raps up the story because its the circle of life in the book. Its a word that raps up what the Mayan went threw. It sums up their event of suffering. This book was really good it open my eyes up to a different level of struggle far from other books that involved similar even such as the book night. It was a painful book to read because of how everyone faced the treatment and how it effected them to a maximum point where they went even safe in their own pride land. They were strip of all kinds of integrity and hope.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Buried secrets (Sanford 186-248)
Summary:
Many did die but many were also recruited, they were recruited at young ages. Such as Mateo, a massacre survivor from Pueblo Nuevo. He was recruited into the Guatemalan army at age fifteen. Most of the recruites were indigenous.they punish them everyday, they hit them everyday. Sometime they would be hang, and or tied to a bed. They would make them do push up and lay on the ground all roll around until they threw up. By the time they were lines up and punches in the stomach they didn't fell anything because it was empty. They hade training called tiger course. Kids were told they had to complete the training in order to become a man. This was the creation of the army. Kids beaten until they meet their limits. They follow rules if not they'd be beaten and or killed
Quote:
"Lots of people were dying and it was impossible to be objective in this period"
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Until the end of the book your heart it cold and it drops. I felt shock and had no real response because of the image they painted. Wanting you to almost live as these people did. As they lived in pain and fear. Its sad reading this book because it almost feels as if they have no hope at all. That this cant be stop no matter what. People are being killed for no reason. Even if you were caught at the boarder you was kidnapped. Depending on age you was kiled or sent to the army. All around this a sad book, but hopefully their will be a turn around.
Many did die but many were also recruited, they were recruited at young ages. Such as Mateo, a massacre survivor from Pueblo Nuevo. He was recruited into the Guatemalan army at age fifteen. Most of the recruites were indigenous.they punish them everyday, they hit them everyday. Sometime they would be hang, and or tied to a bed. They would make them do push up and lay on the ground all roll around until they threw up. By the time they were lines up and punches in the stomach they didn't fell anything because it was empty. They hade training called tiger course. Kids were told they had to complete the training in order to become a man. This was the creation of the army. Kids beaten until they meet their limits. They follow rules if not they'd be beaten and or killed
Quote:
"Lots of people were dying and it was impossible to be objective in this period"
Reaction:
Until the end of the book your heart it cold and it drops. I felt shock and had no real response because of the image they painted. Wanting you to almost live as these people did. As they lived in pain and fear. Its sad reading this book because it almost feels as if they have no hope at all. That this cant be stop no matter what. People are being killed for no reason. Even if you were caught at the boarder you was kidnapped. Depending on age you was kiled or sent to the army. All around this a sad book, but hopefully their will be a turn around.
Buried secrets (Sanford 124-186)
Summary:
promoting safety in Guatemala is a fiasco. Crime rate were high, in 1979 and arbitrary executions of local village leaders had become a systematic practice of the Guatemala army. As early as 1980s civil patroller and military commissioners participated in army-ordered kidnappings and arbitrary execution. Everyone was killing everyone. They killed village leaders such as Francisco Lopez. He was killed and his house was set on fire the army selective execution of local leader was not limited to the civil society leaders but it included elected members of the local governments. It was a massacre. This section was about the curroption of the army. The military began a ghetto where it was a base where people lived that was supervised by armed military men.
Quote:
"we are always afraid"
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Killing became expected like the sun rising everyday. Population began to decrease. Its surprising when you hear the people who suspose to stop the crimes ; actually increase them. The book its interesting and surprising with scene when you can stop reading. My reactions are just surprised. The quote also reflects the book because of the endless unjustified crimes that causes people to always be scared.
promoting safety in Guatemala is a fiasco. Crime rate were high, in 1979 and arbitrary executions of local village leaders had become a systematic practice of the Guatemala army. As early as 1980s civil patroller and military commissioners participated in army-ordered kidnappings and arbitrary execution. Everyone was killing everyone. They killed village leaders such as Francisco Lopez. He was killed and his house was set on fire the army selective execution of local leader was not limited to the civil society leaders but it included elected members of the local governments. It was a massacre. This section was about the curroption of the army. The military began a ghetto where it was a base where people lived that was supervised by armed military men.
Quote:
"we are always afraid"
Reaction:
Killing became expected like the sun rising everyday. Population began to decrease. Its surprising when you hear the people who suspose to stop the crimes ; actually increase them. The book its interesting and surprising with scene when you can stop reading. My reactions are just surprised. The quote also reflects the book because of the endless unjustified crimes that causes people to always be scared.
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