Batalla, Guillermo Bonfil. Mexico Profundo: Reclaiming a Civilization. University of Texas Press, 2012, pp. 4-39.
This article discusses the Indians who rejected civilization and continued their way of life, preserving their primitiveness. There is no exact information about how many of them are left (Batalla, 19). In addition, the article describes the current life of the Indians after colonization, what kind of lifestyle they lead, what they feed themselves, and what type of culture they have. Further, an article argues that the Indians are closely connected with nature and are in harmony with them. Moreover, the nature is part of the universe, which means that humanity is an integral part of the universe in which people live.
For the beginning, this article carries a far from satisfying meaning. Mexicans who were colonized and began their cultural life forgot their past. However, even if they have not forgotten, they want to forget because their history is associated with savagery and primitiveness. Moreover, they negate all possible signs that ancestors were now called Indians. For example, Mexicans hide the fact that they speak native language well. In turn, the authorities claim that they have become cultured. Here, the critical point of this article is that Mexicans have entirely abandoned their history, which is very disappointing (Batalla, 20). Culture and heritage are an important heritage, but Mexicans reject this and accept the past and belonging to their colonizer. In addition, they do not want their children to honor and inherit the culture of their ancestors. This article also features the meaning of humanity’s relationship with nature. As long as people are closely connected with nature, they retain their primitiveness and, as a rule, do not harm the environment. However, as soon as humanity undergoes modernization and civilization, it moves away from nature and loses touch, leading to accumulated garbage, deforestation, and the like.
In general, the article is about nature and humanity. It is important for people to inherit their history and culture, which in the future will determine their place in the world and their ethnic group. However, when people are embarrassed about their origin, they lose everything significant and their past.
Work Cited
Batalla, Guillermo Bonfil. Mexico Profundo: Reclaiming a Civilization. University of Texas Press, 2012, pp. 4-39.