Matto De Turner Character Analysis

In general, women in the novel went through many difficulties. There are two types of women in the novel: indigenous and non-indigenous. However, it seems that indigenous female characters are portrayed differently from other female characters manner. Indigenous women are mainly presented as "idyllic" (Johansson 34), meaning that the most popular features are simplicity, and a strong sense of family and marriage. The foreign women are represented as a part of modern society. A recurring theme is the subjugation of the indigenous female characters to violence or sexual abuse by a white man on (Johansson 34). In the novel, the indigenous female lead, Marcela, is the main abused by these men of power. Matto de Turner abuse Marcela used as an analogy

Moreover, through his fictional work Matto de Turner offered a number of ideas to solve the problems of the indigenous people of Peru. Matto de Turner expressed needs of political and clerical reform and also demanded the abolition of the "middle" and "put" (Umanzor). He suggested that the Andean community and educate the non-Andean community learned about the Andean world. But along these suggestions to improve Matto de Turner never told the audience how the current problems needed to be repaired. She did not explain orderly process that people have to take in order to achieve success when it comes to solving the problems of the Andean peoples (Johansson 55). She gave us many good ideas, however, could not provide specific mechanisms of action to bring those ideas into reality. Moreover, their work benefited from the Andean peoples, as I explained the existing political and clerical corruption to the public and also demonstrated the need for change. Today, their ideas and suggestions for social reform can still be seen as a starting point to provide a remedy to the problems of the Andes (Johansson