Reactionary essay on a book

Catherine Holmes

Professor

SSCI 304 Contemporary Latin American

Date

A Reactionary Essay on book I , Rigoberta Menchu

The autobiography of Guatemalan peasant lass named Rigoberta Menchu propelled the moving life story of a young yet strong-willed Indian woman . The narrative account , as translated by Ann Wright , told of how editor and anthropologist Elisabeth Burgos-Debray presented Menchu 's real-life story by portraying how she became a witness to the maltreatment of Indian people and how their sufferings grabbed the international attention . In fact , Menchu 's story manifested experiences which

are familiar to many Indian societies in modern Latin America . The system of Guatemalan peasantry , which is characterized with extra power and reliability , is to be attributed to the life and works of Menchu Through Menchu 's tale , the Guatemalans ' rights to be heard , which were previously suppressed by government tyranny , people 's illiteracy and linguistic obstacles , are now accessible to the international public This is because the tale of Menchu covered the account of burdened people in all parts of the world (Menchu , Burgos-Debray Wright

Despite the poignant attributes of Menchu 's life , however , lies a controversy . This is for the reason that the book detractors claimed that portions of the autobiography are in fact overstated or fictitious Some critics have even tracked many years of field assignments just to be able to establish or confirm their assertions and ultimately counter the life story of Menchu . With such debate , advocates of the Menchu book , particularly her supporters , have maintained the truthfulness...