La isla en pozo: una lectura de arena y agua
Abstract
El texto trabaja con los paralelismos entre el poema "La isla en peso" de Virgilio Piñera y el cuento "El pozo" de Augusto Céspedes; estos, a pesar de estar en contextos geográficos opuestos, comparten una desesperación similar debido al aislamiento y las condiciones opresivas de su entorno. Mientras que en la isla de Piñera el agua rodea como una condena; en el pozo de Céspedes, los soldados buscan desesperadamente agua en un ambiente desértico. Ambos escenarios representan espacios cerrados que oprimen a sus habitantes, generando angustia y un sentido de pérdida.
The text works with the parallels between the poem "La isla en peso" by Virgilio Piñera and the story "El pozo" by Augusto Céspedes; These, despite being in opposite geographical contexts, share a similar desperation due to the isolation and oppressive conditions of their environment. While on the island of Piñera the water surrounds like a sentence; At the Céspedes well, soldiers desperately search for water in a desert environment. Both scenarios represent closed spaces that oppress their inhabitants, generating anguish and a sense of loss.
The text works with the parallels between the poem "La isla en peso" by Virgilio Piñera and the story "El pozo" by Augusto Céspedes; These, despite being in opposite geographical contexts, share a similar desperation due to the isolation and oppressive conditions of their environment. While on the island of Piñera the water surrounds like a sentence; At the Céspedes well, soldiers desperately search for water in a desert environment. Both scenarios represent closed spaces that oppress their inhabitants, generating anguish and a sense of loss.
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Vol. 28, No. 53