An Unjust Life

While reading the introduction to the piece over Rigoberta Menchu's life, I could already see where things were going. Her life was sad and her parents had to go through so much, dealing with poverty and all of the struggles that came with it. I was surprised by the fact that that she only recently learned her Spanish and that she had I learn it all by ear instead of reading books the way that the rest of us do even though she was from Guatemala. We are lucky since we are able to take classes and have an instructor. However, she was independent with her study and learned it simply by listening - something I doubt I could do. 

I was surprised by the death of her older brothers as well since it was by starvation. Not having enough food can be a true struggle when it comes to living. It seems like a sad thing to deal with, and it would definitely be traumatizing to watch your brothers slowly die out. Could you imagine living with the fear of being next? However, I always wonder why her parents decided to have so many children if they were unable to afford it. After all, a child costs so much and will only complicate matters if you do not have too much time. As we could see, her mother had to strap her child to her back and work like that which can already be so much work. I know I would not be able to do anything like that since I know I'm lazy and it takes me work to even stand up to get something I need. I admire the hard work of Rigoberta Menchu and of her family but her story mostly makes me feel sad and sorry for all of the damage inflicted on her and her people. It is something I would not wish on anyone.