Los Movimientos Revolucionarios

I think that its really interesting that La Mujer Habitada makes a point of comparing Lavinia's struggle against modern despotism to Itza's struggle against the spanish conquistadores. Revolutions and struggles of the past are generally viewed in a different light than contemporary revolutions/struggles. For example the struggle of the indigenous americans against the spanish conquistadores is generally considered a heroic fight against oppression, whereas the more modern struggles in Central America against military dictatorships are judged more skeptically. Also the American revolutionaries are seen as heroes but most modern revolutionaries are seen as criminals or miscreants. That's not to say that all revolutions are just, and maybe the test of time is needed to be able to judge a revolution fairly, but I think that Belli was conscious of these perception when she made the comparison between the two struggles. Also, for wednesday we're only supposed to read the Rigoberta Menchu/David Stoll stuff, right?