Requiem

Ah, sunday. I feel as if my week has disapperaed as fast as light. The writing and thought for this paper coming due on this monday has taken its toll on me and also taken the time away from a thorough read and analysis of 'Requiem por un Campesino'. I had skimmed and read portions of the story and enjoyed it much. I like it in and of itself. I've heard people make a connection that Sender models this after Pilate (the facists), Pharisee (Millan), and Jesus (Paco). Maybe so, maybe not. Every writer needs inspiration.
But that and other blogs got me thinking about such things and what God in the Bible says. At one point Jesus is called "good". He asks why he should be called as such as only God is good. Again Paul an apostle writes to the Romans 'there is none righteous, no not one" So, that being said, what is the purpose of the Law. Obviously, humans cannot fulfill the law for at one point Jesus said that one must be more righteous than the Pharisees (being the most exacting to the Law) and we all know how Jesus scolded them harshly. The purpose of Moses' law then was to show humans that they cannot please God, and to foreshadow the coming of the messiah, the one who could/can/did please God. (Interesting that so many 'religions' including most of christianity give one instructions and formulas on how to please god - unfortunately it is the god of this world [momentarily] and not God.) Therefore, since no one can please Him (Hashem - to Jews) one must rely on the Annointed One to reconcile us to Him.
So inretrospect it isnt supprising that Millan has blood on his hands as it is in his nature not to be good. What Sender does nicely is call to account (though ultimately in vain) some of society during this time period, though my guess is that he selectively forgets to include the faults of the campesinos including Paco for his own purposes.
Just thoughts to fulfill the blog req. Hopefully it is not too disjointed.