Pablo Neruda's Height Of Machu Picchu By Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda, who was known to be a communist Chilean poet, often reflects on his beliefs and how they affect his deliberations about humanity. Herewith, he explores the expansive perception of how the Western world centers its interests on artificiality in his works Height of Machu Picchu and United Fruit Co. By contemplating about the struggles of mankind, the writer observes the way in which society possesses superfluous greed, basing its way of living on hollow values instead of natural ideals. Perhaps, the episode in which Neruda goes through, comprising of his exile from Chile for being a communist, triggers the creation of such concern-based poems. Since the poet’s politics lie on the left-sided government, it seems that he is not satisfied

Primarily, his welcoming tone leads to the attempt of soliciting the laborers of Macchu Picchu to “speak through [his] words and [his] blood” (Felstiner 97), in order to enrich him and society about their ancient history. The author feels downhearted for the native communities, for they are not valued for their labor and are disregarded by humanity. Hence, the tone he applies corresponds to the “hours, days, years, blind ages, stellar centuries” (Felstiner 97) he “weep[s]” (Felstiner 86). The author is consistent with a reverent mood regarding the citizens of the sacred land. Herewith, he venerates the many individuals that put effort into constructing the site: “plowman, weaver, silent shepherd” (Felstiner 96), among others. As Neruda disseminates his philosophies in the many verses of the work, he also manipulates the structure of the stanzas. Near the culmination of the poem, the stanzas become separated by one verse each. Such condition denotes that the segment is a ritual being performed by the poet, invoking the ancient people of Macchu Picchu. The terminating verses represent the finalization of the ritual and permit the natives to corrupt Neruda’s “veins” and “mouth” (Felstiner 97). Moreover, the author uses the “I” (Felstiner 77) not merely to embody himself, but the Common

This work operates as a protest, not solely against the abuse and avarice of the North American companies in Latin America, but also against the consumeristic advertising utilized by companies. The writer commences his criticism by mentioning icons of consumerism that took over the planet, such as “Coca Cola Inc., Anaconda, […] and other entities” (Schmitt 179). Such companies are depictions of the American industry, which “[reserves] the juiciest for itself” (Schmitt 179) and benefits from the resources Latin American countries offer. The nations filled with “greatness, liberty and flags” (Schmitt 179) become submissive to external dominance and, once powerhouses suck out their richest supplies, they are relinquished and forgotten, for they deliver no more efficient use. Neruda undertakes to bring attentiveness to these discriminations brought upon local Central and South American populations, who were dominated by dictators and American companies. The irreverent attitude that North American corporations display in regards to the culture and history of the demoralized lands, which hide behind the term “Banana Republics” (Schmitt 179), reveals a sense of shallowness in the interests that corrupt humankind’s perception, or to sum up, its acquisitiveness. In