Pedro Paramo Religion
The novel Pedro Páramo, uses religious imagery and satire as an element that differs with the characters in order to show the lack of principles and lack of faith most religions uphold. The novel takes place in purgatory, which is Comala. The town of Comala is a town of ghosts, souls in penance, echoes and disembodied voices, and because of the many souls begging for prayers, the town is full of murmurs. The town of Comala is said to sit “on the coals of the earth, at the very mouth of hell.” Even though the people of Comala are dead, they are obsessed with the afterlife and prayer, and they even attend church regularly, but these are habits that have lost their original meaning. Rulfo uses these significant activities to make the character’s separation more apparent. In Pedro Paramo, Father Renteria is the town priest in Comala. Being a priest demands honesty, purity, and the power to believe in what one teaches. Father Renteria might have these qualities early in the novel, but later on, he realizes that he is the cause of the sins which fall upon Comala. When Father Renteria realizes that it is his fault, and acknowledges the consequences, it haunts him, and the town subconsciously feels his burden, thus adding to Com
Life becomes a constant struggle to live in the hell-like desert, and when their prayers of rescue go unanswered for years, they become worn out. The question which arises in the novel is if the view of eternal happiness is promised by a daily prayer, no matter what sinful acts one has committed? The absence of moral guidelines or faith in the people of Comala serves as a warning to everyone and also demonstrates the faith shattering forces of nature. By using a priest, Rulfo increases this ordinary struggle into a greater magnitude that could not be achieved without these extreme circumstances. It Father Renteria’s struggle becomes enormously difficult at confession time. Father Renteria is trapped in the booth and tormented with the mocking words “I have sinned!” getting louder on his conscience until “there was a taste of blood on his tongue.” The blood is symbolic of another drop of his faith slipping away, and how he is somehow being forced out by the misfortune around him. A result of Father Renter's religious failing was the loss in the minds of the people of Comala, between religious practice and its significance. There is a possibility that the people of Com
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