Violence and sadness is prevalent throughout Juan Rulfo's novel Pedro Paramo. Death, rape, and murder show themselves throughout the main character's, Juan Preciado, journey. The setting of the story is dark and empty which almost foreshadows the sadness and violent behavior ... town to him. As he approaches the town he finds it to be desolate and dark, Nobody is to be found and it is said, rather nonchalantly, that his father, Pedro Paramo, had died many years before. Rulfo puts in random italics where he means Juan's mother to be speaking. She seems to speak when Juan is lonely, scared, or...

• Word Count: 250
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School