Discussion: Reinaldo Arenas’s “Goodbye Mother”

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Reinaldo Arenas’s “Goodbye Mother” ends with a suicidal act as the storyteller (Reinaldo Arenas) tries to follow his mother (Cuba) and the four sisters (Cuban citizens). The four sisters are loyal to their mother and that is why they end up killing themselves for her. The author demonstrates what it means to have contrary opinions to an oppressive regime.
This demonstrates how Cuba is dying, yet the citizens are willing to sink with her. However, the storyteller appears as a traitor because he does not follow the mother as the sisters do (Arenas, 1994). Arenas in this demonstrate the view of the minority who believe that a revolution is necessary. Instead, Arenas chooses to make his decision about the country. In the end, the protagonist claims that he is a traitor and is happy with it. Eventually, Arena composes a goodbye letter and commits suicide. This demonstrates that he took his life at ...