1. Hero or Coward?
In the book, The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes writes about Ambrose Bierce who he portrays as the "old gringo" who journeys through Mexico as he awaits his fate to die. Fuentes depicts him as a fearless brave man who looks at death in the face, but one can argue that the "Old Gringo" is in fact a coward and is trying to live a heroic life to in order to redeem his past. ... When Carlos Fuentes wrote The Old Gringo, he gave the reader a story that allowed for us to think and look at it from different perspectives. ...
- Word Count: 395
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: High School