![]() ![]() Throughout the story, we can see how Monterroso effectively displays a personified view of the Guatemalan Jungle. His arrogance about the natives’ knowledge about the sun leads him to believe they are just savages, which results in his unfortunate death. ![]() He is kidnapped by the natives and believes that the sacrificial altar is his “destiny.” In an ironic plan to save his life, he uses his knowledge of Aristotle and eclipses in order to deceive the natives into sparing his life, which backfires. An educated priest, Bartolome Arrazola, is “trapped” by the Guatemalan jungle and feels as if there is no escape. In the short story “The Eclipse,” Augusto Monterroso uses personification in order to accentuate the savageness of the native Guatemalan people. Usman Farooqi, Rebecca Simon, Orr Shalom, Sanjog Bhatti, Daniel Cheng
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