I think that this was assigned to us as our first story of the course because it is showing us how a person can change the way people think, and how much of a change they can make in others. All of the women in the village decided to take care of him, and make him a responsibility to them. They all made sure he that he was in good condition even though he was dead, and made sure he had clothes, also have a funeral happen where the women live. In the story they described him as tall and strong, and the men in their village became jealous because of how the women were acting with Esteban. Then it came to a realization that Esteban had made a change in the village, and the women and men came together. The villagers were looking at Esteban and thought that he was not confident in his size, and so then the people in the village started working together as a team to prepare him a funeral. He made an impact towards the people to better themselves and their lives.
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Totally agree with you. Most people spend part of every day surrounded by strangers, whether on their daily commute, sitting in a park or cafe, or visiting the supermarket. Many of us remain in self-imposed isolation, believing that reaching out to a stranger would make you both feel uncomfortable. But Esteban is again the hero bringing color to this plain, ordinary village. The villagers start to notice, “the desolation of their streets, the dryness of their courtyards, the narrowness of their dreams as they faced the splendor and beauty of their drowned man”. Sometimes I feel like we need these heroes in our life.
Viridiana, thanks for being one of the first to jump into our premier discussion board. Part of the reason I assign this story first does relate to your comment about how a person can change the people think. So can a work of literature, I believe, and I think that you will all find at least one reading this semester that changes you in some way forever.