These images of Susana in Pedro Paramo are focused on her body. It is portrayed as beatific in Pedro Paramo's vision, yet is seen thrashing in a violent erotic frenzy on her deathbed. ... Pedro Paramo's vision begins at dawn and lasts until nightfall when, under the moonlight, her image grows more erotic and sexually enticing. ... In Pedro Paramo's vision, Susana's body is caressed by moonlight; here, Florencio strokes her breasts and arms. ... In Pedro Paramo female insanity is once again linked to explicit feminine sexuality. ...

• Word Count: 3381
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography

Violence and sadness is prevalent throughout Juan Rulfo's novel Pedro Paramo. ... 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. ... A story is told through someone else's memory of the death of Miguel Paramo. ...

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