Tormes By Lazrillo De Torme

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In of Lazrillo de Tormes the speaker commonly makes a case that he is a morally good person, while simultaneously undermining his high moral status. This is a theme that continues throughout the novel as the speaker continuously manipulates his knowledge of Christianity to dismiss any unethical actions from his past. The speaker’s tricky tactics are first seen, in great detail, during the Prologue of the novel. The speaker begins by stating that it is “a good thing” that he is telling the story of the “important events” he has gone through in his life (3). By doing so the speaker is saying that he himself is a good and important person. The speaker continues commenting on his story stating that “everybody should have the chance to read it”

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