In chapter 1 of Pedro Paramo, Juan Preciado tells the reader the reason that he went to Comala. He says that he went because, "...a man named Pedro Paramo, lived there." One interesting thing about this chapter is the use of the word promise. The word promise is repeated several times throughout the chapter, implying that promises are very important. He originally didn't intend on keeping his promise, but in the end he ending up keeping it. This implies that promises should always be kept. Another aspect of this chapter is the way that he talks about Pedro Paramo. In the chapter, Juan says that, "I began to build a world around a hope centered on the man called Pedro Paramo..." This is interesting because he specifically uses the word 'called' instead of the word 'named.' This brings up questions in the readers mind about what Pedro's actual name is, since is only called Pedro Paramo. Another interesting thing about the way that Pedro is referred to is that Juan refers to him as "...my mother's husband." Juan doesn't really consider Pedro a father and he doesn't know what to call him yet, so he is simply known as his mother's husband.
"In chapter 1 of Pedro Paramo, Juan Preciado tells the reader the reason that he went to Comala. He says that he went because, '...a man named Pedro Paramo, lived there.' " Why is this significant? If you don't discuss the significance, it becomes plot summary.
ReplyDelete"This implies that promises should always be kept." Try to go deeper into the significance of the concept of promises.
"This is interesting because he specifically uses the word 'called' instead of the word 'named.' This brings up questions in the readers mind about what Pedro's actual name is, since is only called Pedro Paramo. Another interesting thing about the way that Pedro is referred to is that Juan refers to him as "...my mother's husband." Juan doesn't really consider Pedro a father and he doesn't know what to call him yet, so he is simply known as his mother's husband." Great! This is close reading.