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A young American woman, Laura has come to Mexico City in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution in order to work for the revolutionary cause, in support of a socialist regime. She is a schoolteacher and also acts as a go-between for the local revolutionary leader, Braggioni, and his adherents. Braggioni has a personal interest in the lovely but cold young woman and he pays her nightly visits, hoping to seduce her. As the story opens, Braggioni is in Lauraâs room, singing to her. It is the end of the day and Laura is tired, but she receives Braggioniâs attention politely, not wishing to offend the powerful man.
There is little action in the story. The events are mostly internal, as Braggioniâs terrible singing and bantering conversation triggers Lauraâs thoughts and emotions. Laura knows that Braggioni would like to seduce her and that she âmust resist tenaciously without appearing to resist.â She finds him grossly sensual and corrupt, but Braggioni is a local hero, embodying all of the hypocrisy that threatens the ideals of the socialist revolution. Laura longs to flee from him and from the disillusioning cynicism of the revolutionaries, but she sees no other option than to continue her commitment.
As they sit together, Braggioni flaunts his elegant clothing, telling Laura that she is more like him than she realizes and warning her that she will be as disappointed in life as he is. Laura wonders about her devotion to the cause, thinking about her duties teaching English to Indian children, attending union meetings, and delivering messages and supplies to political prisoners. Despite her disgust with Braggioniâs blatant hypocrisy, Laura has her own lapses as good socialist. The revolutionaries are politically opposed to the Catholic Church, but Laura sometimes goes to church and prays, though she is no longer faithful. She also has a secret love of luxury, favoring handmade lace, which also runs counter to socialist ideology.
Braggioni continues to sing to Laura and flirt with her. Laura has had several suitors in Mexico in addition to Braggioni. She has skillfully rebuffed the pass of a former soldier in the army of another revolutionary faction. She draws a parallel between this ârude folk-heroâ and the children she teaches, who express a surprising and unrequited affection for her.
The other suitor is a young union activist who serenades her according to the Mexican tradition. Lauraâs maid advised her to toss him a flower from the Judas tree outside her window in order to stop his singing. She does this, not realizing that this is actually a signal of encouragement. The young man continues to follow and watch her. She ignores him, but does not regret her mistake. She maintains an attitude of stoicism and negativity in all of her interactions.
Braggioni goes on to tell her about the confrontation planned for the next day in the nearby town of Morelia, where a Catholic festival for the Blessed Virgin will coincide with a celebration of labor activism by the Socialists. He predicts violence and asks her to clean and oil his weapons, which she does obediently. She returns his guns to him and, with uncharacteristic boldness, tells him to âgo kill someone in Morelia, and you will be happier.â She then reveals that a prisoner, one of Braggioniâs adherents, whom she had visited earlier that night, had committed suicide by taking sleeping pills she had brought to him the day before. Braggioni pretends indifference, but he leaves abruptly and reconciles with his wife.
After Braggioni leaves, Laura undresses and goes to bed, plagued by oppressive feelings of guilt and alienation. When she finally falls asleep she has a disturbing dream. The prisoner who committed suicide is beckoning her from the house. She says she will follow him only if she can hold his hand, but when he refuses her, calling her a murderer, she follows him anyway. He offers her flowers from the Judas tree to eat, and when she consumes them greedily he again calls her a murderer and cannibal. She awakens to the sound of her own voice crying âNo!â and is afraid to fall asleep again.
A young American woman, Laura has come to Mexico City in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution in order to work for the revolutionary cause, in support of a socialist regime. She is a schoolteacher and also acts as a go-between for the local revolutionary leader, Braggioni, and his adherents. Braggioni has a personal interest in the lovely but cold young woman and he pays her nightly visits, hoping to seduce her. As the story opens, Braggioni is in Lauraâs room, singing to her. It is the end of the day and Laura is tired, but she receives Braggioniâs attention politely, not wishing to offend the powerful man.
There is little action in the story. The events are mostly internal, as Braggioniâs terrible singing and bantering conversation triggers Lauraâs thoughts and emotions. Laura knows that Braggioni would like to seduce her and that she âmust resist tenaciously without appearing to resist.â She finds him grossly sensual and corrupt, but Braggioni is a local hero, embodying all of the hypocrisy that threatens the ideals of the socialist revolution. Laura longs to flee from him and from the disillusioning cynicism of the revolutionaries, but she sees no other option than to continue her commitment.
As they sit together, Braggioni flaunts his elegant clothing, telling Laura that she is more like him than she realizes and warning her that she will be as disappointed in life as he is. Laura wonders about her devotion to the cause, thinking about her duties teaching English to Indian children, attending union meetings, and delivering messages and supplies to political prisoners. Despite her disgust with Braggioniâs blatant hypocrisy, Laura has her own lapses as good socialist. The revolutionaries are politically opposed to the Catholic Church, but Laura sometimes goes to church and prays, though she is no longer faithful. She also has a secret love of luxury, favoring handmade lace, which also runs counter to socialist ideology.
Braggioni continues to sing to Laura and flirt with her. Laura has had several suitors in Mexico in addition to Braggioni. She has skillfully rebuffed the pass of a former soldier in the army of another revolutionary faction. She draws a parallel between this ârude folk-heroâ and the children she teaches, who express a surprising and unrequited affection for her.
The other suitor is a young union activist who serenades her according to the Mexican tradition. Lauraâs maid advised her to toss him a flower from the Judas tree outside her window in order to stop his singing. She does this, not realizing that this is actually a signal of encouragement. The young man continues to follow and watch her. She ignores him, but does not regret her mistake. She maintains an attitude of stoicism and negativity in all of her interactions.
Braggioni goes on to tell her about the confrontation planned for the next day in the nearby town of Morelia, where a Catholic festival for the Blessed Virgin will coincide with a celebration of labor activism by the Socialists. He predicts violence and asks her to clean and oil his weapons, which she does obediently. She returns his guns to him and, with uncharacteristic boldness, tells him to âgo kill someone in Morelia, and you will be happier.â She then reveals that a prisoner, one of Braggioniâs adherents, whom she had visited earlier that night, had committed suicide by taking sleeping pills she had brought to him the day before. Braggioni pretends indifference, but he leaves abruptly and reconciles with his wife.
After Braggioni leaves, Laura undresses and goes to bed, plagued by oppressive feelings of guilt and alienation. When she finally falls asleep she has a disturbing dream. The prisoner who committed suicide is beckoning her from the house. She says she will follow him only if she can hold his hand, but when he refuses her, calling her a murderer, she follows him anyway. He offers her flowers from the Judas tree to eat, and when she consumes them greedily he again calls her a murderer and cannibal. She awakens to the sound of her own voice crying âNo!â and is afraid to fall asleep again.
How is the Recession effecting Brazil?
Kendra Har
We are studying Brazil in Geography and all our videos are from the year 2000. It got me wondering what effect the current economic climate was having on Brazil.
Answer
Not much, Ciara.
I hope the videos are not based on the news of CNN or movies from Hollywood...
I don't know where are you from and what you learnt at elementary school, but, I know that many people around the World imagine Brazil as international news and idiot movies from Hollywood pictures my country.
Many people in Brazil have standard of life similar and many others, better than millions in Europe and USA. Brazil is not the richest nation of the World but is too much far to be one of the poor part of the World. But, many persons thinks they knows enough about Brazil to teach a class, then all they explain are stereotypes based in their own thinking as Brazil must be. They don't care about how Brazil is.
Brazilian economy is growing (4-6%/year) and inflation is about 6.1%/year. Brazilian ministry of economy expects some extra number of person will be unployed in 2009 due the international crisis. Since Europe and USA are submerse in crisis, international demand may to dimi but some bailout is given for agricultors, among others. Brazilan Central Bank was authorized to realize currency "SWAP" operations.
Brazil is a great nation with a large territory and a big GDP almost 2 trillion dollars/year. It is at level to belong the G7. Canada and Italia, to be more specific. And this put us in the 9th place, in terms of economy, behind the G7 and Spain. Medium class is strong and have an incomming about 9,000.00/year (medium), but, wages can vary only US$ 500.00/month to more than US$ 25,000.00 dollars/month for a typical person of medium class. Even people in the slums have microwave stove, TV, DVD player, etc.
Is this a poor nation?
The medium class passes the life expending the money in the shopping centers where many prices are highest than in the USA. As I told in another answer, a guy of the middle class from the EUA can buy a Ferrari F430 because it is very cheap there. I see in the movies "my 175,000 dollars Ferrari..." while the cheap price for a Ferrari in Brazil is more than 1 million dollars.
A simple marriage cerimony/party like these below, may costs more than 200,000 dollars, here. It's a luxury for the riches ones in the USA, but a goal to the brazilian high middle class families.
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=3pDnygEVans
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=T4hGtBb5l30
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=c5NpvN9csic
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=LWgJs6CHsAs
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=m_GshJy_uV0
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=91U16s9dPc4
Note that many prices are different in Brazil. Some things costs much less, but, some, are more expensive than in the USA, due the taxes for importing (60% over the price in the country of origins).
Brazilian imports are toys (from China), some musical instruments, mahines and parts for machines, locomotives, some motherboards and other hardware for computers, etc.
The best salaries are for managers, business men/women, publicitaries, experts in marketing, programmers and systems analists, TV anchors/reporters and hosts, designers, electronic/telecommunication engineers and tecnicians, DJs, videomakers, professional photographers and all that works in communication or business, special. The worst wages are for office workers, sellers, nurses, teachers, police men/women and others.
Some examples (all are incomes/month):
LOW CLASS/ LOW MIDDLE CLASS
- Teacher (basic education): less than R$ 1.000,00 (US$ 625,00);
- Taxi driver: R$ 1.200 - 4.000 (US$ 750 - 2,500)
- Driver of company's director/president: R$ 1.615,43 to R$ 2.102,34 (US$ 1,000-1,300)
- Marketing Assistent: R$ 1.600,00-3.540,00 (US$ 2,180)
- Marketing manager/Director: R$ 12.000,00 - R$ 35.000 (US$ 8,000 - US$ 21,700)
- Designer: R$ 4.500 (US$ 2,8000)
- Art director (computer/cartoon) in a small/medium studio or agency: less than R$ 9.000 (US$ 5,500)
- Secretary (of manager/director/president): R$ 3.500 - R$ 5.100 (US$ 2,180 - 3,180)
- Export / import analyst: less than R$ 4.700,00 (US$ 2,900)
- Export / import manager: less than R$ 7.600,00 ( US$ 4,750)
- Account analyst: less than R$ 3.900,00 (US$ 2,470)
- Account coordinator: less than R$ 9.000,00 (US$ 5,600)
- Account controller: less than R$ 16.000,00 (US$ 10,000)
- PC (computer) technician: less than R$ 2.000,00 (US$ 1,200)
- Chief Technology Officer: R$ 11.000 - ? (US$ 6,870 - ?)
- Director of TI /network: R$ 16.000,00 (US$ 10,000)
- Systems manager: R$ 14.853 - 21.456,00 (US$ 9,280 - 13,410)
- Colonel / batallion commander (Police of Rio de Janeio State): R$ 8.000,00 (US$ 5,000)
- Federal agent: less than R$ 7.300,00 (US$ 4,500)
- Federal Marshall: R$ 13.000,00 (US$ 8,120)
HIGH MIDLE CLASS
- Judge / Deputy (congressist) / senator: R$ 25.000,00 (US$ 15,600)
- General manager: R$ 15.000,00-30.0000,00 (US$ 11,000-18,000)
- TV Anchors: more than R$ 30.000,00 or 19,000.00/month.
- Senior Market analysts: the same
- Other jobs.
HIGH CLASS
- CEO/President of company: US$ 300,000 - 3,
Not much, Ciara.
I hope the videos are not based on the news of CNN or movies from Hollywood...
I don't know where are you from and what you learnt at elementary school, but, I know that many people around the World imagine Brazil as international news and idiot movies from Hollywood pictures my country.
Many people in Brazil have standard of life similar and many others, better than millions in Europe and USA. Brazil is not the richest nation of the World but is too much far to be one of the poor part of the World. But, many persons thinks they knows enough about Brazil to teach a class, then all they explain are stereotypes based in their own thinking as Brazil must be. They don't care about how Brazil is.
Brazilian economy is growing (4-6%/year) and inflation is about 6.1%/year. Brazilian ministry of economy expects some extra number of person will be unployed in 2009 due the international crisis. Since Europe and USA are submerse in crisis, international demand may to dimi but some bailout is given for agricultors, among others. Brazilan Central Bank was authorized to realize currency "SWAP" operations.
Brazil is a great nation with a large territory and a big GDP almost 2 trillion dollars/year. It is at level to belong the G7. Canada and Italia, to be more specific. And this put us in the 9th place, in terms of economy, behind the G7 and Spain. Medium class is strong and have an incomming about 9,000.00/year (medium), but, wages can vary only US$ 500.00/month to more than US$ 25,000.00 dollars/month for a typical person of medium class. Even people in the slums have microwave stove, TV, DVD player, etc.
Is this a poor nation?
The medium class passes the life expending the money in the shopping centers where many prices are highest than in the USA. As I told in another answer, a guy of the middle class from the EUA can buy a Ferrari F430 because it is very cheap there. I see in the movies "my 175,000 dollars Ferrari..." while the cheap price for a Ferrari in Brazil is more than 1 million dollars.
A simple marriage cerimony/party like these below, may costs more than 200,000 dollars, here. It's a luxury for the riches ones in the USA, but a goal to the brazilian high middle class families.
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=3pDnygEVans
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=T4hGtBb5l30
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=c5NpvN9csic
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=LWgJs6CHsAs
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=m_GshJy_uV0
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=91U16s9dPc4
Note that many prices are different in Brazil. Some things costs much less, but, some, are more expensive than in the USA, due the taxes for importing (60% over the price in the country of origins).
Brazilian imports are toys (from China), some musical instruments, mahines and parts for machines, locomotives, some motherboards and other hardware for computers, etc.
The best salaries are for managers, business men/women, publicitaries, experts in marketing, programmers and systems analists, TV anchors/reporters and hosts, designers, electronic/telecommunication engineers and tecnicians, DJs, videomakers, professional photographers and all that works in communication or business, special. The worst wages are for office workers, sellers, nurses, teachers, police men/women and others.
Some examples (all are incomes/month):
LOW CLASS/ LOW MIDDLE CLASS
- Teacher (basic education): less than R$ 1.000,00 (US$ 625,00);
- Taxi driver: R$ 1.200 - 4.000 (US$ 750 - 2,500)
- Driver of company's director/president: R$ 1.615,43 to R$ 2.102,34 (US$ 1,000-1,300)
- Marketing Assistent: R$ 1.600,00-3.540,00 (US$ 2,180)
- Marketing manager/Director: R$ 12.000,00 - R$ 35.000 (US$ 8,000 - US$ 21,700)
- Designer: R$ 4.500 (US$ 2,8000)
- Art director (computer/cartoon) in a small/medium studio or agency: less than R$ 9.000 (US$ 5,500)
- Secretary (of manager/director/president): R$ 3.500 - R$ 5.100 (US$ 2,180 - 3,180)
- Export / import analyst: less than R$ 4.700,00 (US$ 2,900)
- Export / import manager: less than R$ 7.600,00 ( US$ 4,750)
- Account analyst: less than R$ 3.900,00 (US$ 2,470)
- Account coordinator: less than R$ 9.000,00 (US$ 5,600)
- Account controller: less than R$ 16.000,00 (US$ 10,000)
- PC (computer) technician: less than R$ 2.000,00 (US$ 1,200)
- Chief Technology Officer: R$ 11.000 - ? (US$ 6,870 - ?)
- Director of TI /network: R$ 16.000,00 (US$ 10,000)
- Systems manager: R$ 14.853 - 21.456,00 (US$ 9,280 - 13,410)
- Colonel / batallion commander (Police of Rio de Janeio State): R$ 8.000,00 (US$ 5,000)
- Federal agent: less than R$ 7.300,00 (US$ 4,500)
- Federal Marshall: R$ 13.000,00 (US$ 8,120)
HIGH MIDLE CLASS
- Judge / Deputy (congressist) / senator: R$ 25.000,00 (US$ 15,600)
- General manager: R$ 15.000,00-30.0000,00 (US$ 11,000-18,000)
- TV Anchors: more than R$ 30.000,00 or 19,000.00/month.
- Senior Market analysts: the same
- Other jobs.
HIGH CLASS
- CEO/President of company: US$ 300,000 - 3,
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