Jhon Lopez Discussion 2

After reading “The Handsomemest Drownested Man in the World”, I came to the conclusion that the drowned man was a godlike figure, in size and beauty, that changed a small, mundane village to an open and rich world after the villagers gave the drowned man their own story and identity. The man arrived at the island dead, and by the end of the story, Esteban’s legends grew and had an effect on the people as well. The people vowed to transform their village someplace worthy of him, they would have to build “wider doors, higher ceilings, and stronger floors”. Esteban inspired the villagers to become better people. I think this reading was assigned to us because the class can be seen as the village in the story. And by the end of the semester, we would have grown and will have a better understanding of things we read. I enjoyed this story. In the beginning, I was immediately hooked, I wanted to know more about the drowned man and felt like I was giving more than a satisfying answer.