Dear readers of ATPH,
At the beginning of part four, John Grady begins his quest back to La Purisima because of his love for Alejandra, the driving force in his life now. He no longer has his companion Rawlins. I think this shows that John Grady is really maturing. He is able to go all this way by himself now, and with little fear. What does he have to lose or to fear now that he has faced so much adversity in prison. He is tougher now and driven to see Alejandra again. When he returns he has a long talk with Alejandra's grandaunt, Alfonsa. Personally, I despise Alfonsa, as she acts so elegant, and snobby. My favorite thing she does say though is when she describes her life metaphorically as a puppet show. What it comes down to is, who is really pulling the strings in this life. After her story, i did not feel sorry for her, only because of her stuck up attitude. He finally meets up with Alejandra again and we find out that her father tried to come after John Grady to kill him. He did not though because of how depressed Alejandra would be. The father did however have John Grady and Rawlins arrested, which was no surprise to me. Finally, my favorite quote from this section is from Alfonsa when she says "his trust in the basic goodness of mankind became he undoing." This relates to the other books I've read this year including Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness. Both of these titles deal with the inhuman side of people versus the basic goodness. In both the inhuman triumphed over the good.
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