Week3: Mad Toy
Hi everyone. Welcome to my third blog! This week I read the book "Mad Toy" and have many thoughts to share with you. This book is written by Roberto Arlt. He writes this book from the perspective of a lower-class youth named Silvio. From Silvio's descriptions, it seems that the people around him are not good individuals . The first person he describes is an old cobbler, who is portrayed as hunchbacked, with a face covered in stubble, a haggard complexion, and a slight limp. Next is Irzubeta, the second person he describes. He is tall and thin, with freckles all over his forehead and a slanting gaze. What shocked me was the family of Irzubeta, his family is a family that buys things on credit and has creditors. Despite their impoverished state, they are still quite arrogant, viewing those creditors as untouchables . This makes it difficult for me to imagine their psychological state. When Silvio describes the people around him, it is not difficult to see that he lives i...