Blog Number 3

During my reading of the Slaughterhouse I found myself grotesquely fascinated by the story. I mean it was a very good read and had a lot to offer, even though we did have to get through some pretty disgusting parts. That being said, I really enjoyed all the symbolism that was portrayed throughout the short story. Most notably, for me, was the representation of the bull as a Unitarian (or the young Unitarian that came in later). First we see the Federalists beat the bull to death and then once the Unitarian comes into the story the treat him rather similarly; pulling him off his horse kicking him on the ground and then bringing him to the slaughterhouse. Furthermore, the slaughterhouse portrayed Argentine as a country as a whole, I believe. The slaughterhouse was full of violence and disruption, similarly to Argentina at that time. The whole country was in turmoil and at odds with each other. So on a bigger picture, the story represents the differing societies in Argentina at that time and the way in which they interacted with each other, or in other words, fought with one another!