ld just be changing the needle on the same old syringe, and that you cannot make a revolution at the ballot box but only with the people’s blood.” (335, Ch 11)Miguel’s statement makes a harsh symbolic reference to the fact that the political feud in this country requires blood and pain to please one group of people while another suffers. He states that like a syringe, the political factions of the nation will still bleed the countries strength to death and it makes not difference which party wins because each will face a strong enough opposition to effectively reek a havoc of destruction that will topple the existing well being of the nation. Miguel describes this by stating that only people’s blood or sacrifice can actually change anything, not the election. “In a few hours the country had split into two irreconcilable groups . . . “(341, Ch 12)This observation comes from an external point of view that describes the attitude and tone of the country during the election crisis. It appeared as if families and friends were even separated by the political disputes and that all the side taking has caused such uproar in the political stability of the nation. This foreshadows the great crumble of political standings in the nation and the governmental crisis to come. “Bread, circuses, and something to worship are all they need.” (382, Ch 13)Esteban Trueba makes this comment naively in response to a prospect of the ideas of socialism. He denies their viability with the notion that the people of the country are very simple living and only need the basics of life. His disrespect for other’s way of living and disconnection with the true feelings of the people of his country can characterize him as a poor leader for the electorate of his country. Although he claims to be fighting for the betterment of the nation and its stability, what can he possibly know about its condition if he fails to re...
