El mundo frio

One thing that really jumped out at me was the description of El Frio. (I used capital letters because I feel like it's so important). El Frio is a metaphor if I've ever seen one. It permeates Millas' bones. He can't shake the feeling. It's like when you have to stand outside in the cold for hours and you feel like you'll never be warm again. Or when you're violently ill and it feels like getting healthy again is impossible. But as we know, those feelings go away pretty quickly and you go home and wake up in the morning feeling warmer/healthier. But imagine if that wasn't a possibility. That was Millas' situation. The cold just wouldn't go away and there was a constant struggle to feel as comfortable as possible in the given moment. There was no "I can't wait to go home to my warm house!" It's actually quite scary when you think about it. El Frio Inescapable. I thought the metaphor of El Frio cutting into the soul (literally and figuratively) was excellent. I really enjoyed Millas' writing style too.