Esteban Trueba begins the novel as a money driven man. He looks for ways to strike it rich first starting off in the mining industry. He soon after finds Tres Marias and strikes it rich. The money then turns into power. His power struggle begins with his power over his workers at Tres Marias. This never ending struggle then turns into a power struggle in politics. His pure hate for socialism leads to a never ending struggle to make sure that capitalism stays in power. By the end, the reader can see how his power struggle destroys him when he destroys Tres Marias. He initially did it to show the workers who was boss, but he then realizes that he is the one that has lost. There is essentially nothing left in the world for him. In his pursuit for power, he has pushed away all family and friends, his political career is over with the military rule, and his business/ home is destroyed. The significance of his development is that everything that he touches he destroys and ruins. I did not see a whole lot of change in Esteban except for at the end after he destroys Tres Marias.
I agree with Jamie that Esteban's primary goal throughout the beginning and most of the book is to obtain money and power. After he becomes rich, he is obsessed with extinguishing the country of socialists, and increase his own power. WHen his party is defeated by the socialists, he goes through every possible means to overturn the results of the election. In doing so, Esteban turns his country into a military dictatorship, and shows clear remorse at the end as he weeps for his country. I think it took the involvement of Esteban's family, as when Alba is kidnapped, to realize the wrong he has been inflicting on people less fortunate.
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ReplyDeleteEsteban Trueba begins the novel as a money driven man. He looks for ways to strike it rich first starting off in the mining industry. He soon after finds Tres Marias and strikes it rich. The money then turns into power. His power struggle begins with his power over his workers at Tres Marias. This never ending struggle then turns into a power struggle in politics. His pure hate for socialism leads to a never ending struggle to make sure that capitalism stays in power. By the end, the reader can see how his power struggle destroys him when he destroys Tres Marias. He initially did it to show the workers who was boss, but he then realizes that he is the one that has lost. There is essentially nothing left in the world for him. In his pursuit for power, he has pushed away all family and friends, his political career is over with the military rule, and his business/ home is destroyed. The significance of his development is that everything that he touches he destroys and ruins. I did not see a whole lot of change in Esteban except for at the end after he destroys Tres Marias.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jamie that Esteban's primary goal throughout the beginning and most of the book is to obtain money and power. After he becomes rich, he is obsessed with extinguishing the country of socialists, and increase his own power. WHen his party is defeated by the socialists, he goes through every possible means to overturn the results of the election. In doing so, Esteban turns his country into a military dictatorship, and shows clear remorse at the end as he weeps for his country. I think it took the involvement of Esteban's family, as when Alba is kidnapped, to realize the wrong he has been inflicting on people less fortunate.
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