Las medias rojas y el legajo

Aspects of both Las medias rojas and El legajo are very relatable to our everyday lives. In Las medias rojas, Ildara protects her face in order to save the most important thing that would help her get out of her current life. Similarly, we protect ourselves and those we care about, from harsh words and bad situations. For example, when someone starts ‘ragging’ on your parents, one’s instinct is to stand up to them and defend their name or perspective. Also when someone attacks your pride or a personality trait, you tend to rise up and challenge those assumptions. We protect the aspects in life that are important to us and that will further our future goals. If someone wants to go to college and cannot afford it, they make sure to have a very good resume, wonderful grades, and do well on standardized tests in order to get college scholarships. We do all that we can to protect the people and things that will help us have a more fulfilling life. Also, in El legajo, Lucio has a romantic vision of what could have happened to the man that was buried under the wall. Frequently, it is in our nature to come up with overly romanticized notions of events that have or will occur. Unfortunately, our romantic vision bursts and we come to terms with reality. It is not necessarily a bad thing to have these romantic visions, it shows an optimistic outlook on life, but eventually we must understand what is real and learn to deal with the problems that arise. Often, my mother tells me that my head is in the clouds, but I think it is important to spend some time in the clouds as well as on the ground. Bazan shows what real life is like, brutal and unfair, but having a balance of a positive outlook on life while dealing with the bad is very important.