Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo had a huge contribution to the era of Latin American novels. He was compared to James Joyce because they both wrote in context and perspective of death. In my opinion the author is a man. I think this way because there's a lot of discussion about Tacha and cow. The cow was a present for the men who wanted to marry Tacha. There's also a lot of controversy over the two oldest sisters. I believe hes older than Tacha. I think their social status is that they are lower class, and maybe even the working class. They have some land but not a lot and back then that met how much money you had. Tacha means a blemish,flaw,defect or an imperfection. The cow is very important in this novel because it is  a present for those who want to marry Tacha. Its important because the two older women were "dirty" and "whores" the cow resembles purity and shows that that youngest sister is clean. Also the cow was a symbol of "hope" for the family because they didn't want the youngest daughter turning into the old ones. One day there was a storm that drifted Tacha away, but the calf was found a few days laughter which meant that the youngest daughter still had the chance.