Talking in Whispers.
"Talking in Whispers" is a book by James Watson and it shows how the military Junta violates the basic human rights of the people in Chile to maintain power.
The book is mainly about the people in Chile doing the best they can to try and stop the junta. The events of the book happen in just one week it shows how much can happen in such a short period of time. .
The main characters are Andres Laretta, Isa and Beto, who are twins, and the military Junta of Chile. Also there is Andres father who is a main character the whole way through the book, but you could say it is just his spirit, because he was captured at the beginning of the story by the military junta on Andres first appearance. Andres father was a singer in a band, the Los Obstinados, one of the band members, Horacio, was shot whilst driving and the other member, Braulio was also captured. Andres father and band were targeted as many of their songs are insulting the junta and talking of how Chileans want their freedom. .
Andres meets Isa and Beto as he is walking to Santiago after his father was captured, they stop and give him a lift. When they arrive in Santiago they receive news that Miguel Alberti, more commonly known as the silver lion, was assassinated whilst giving his election speech. The people of Chile saw him as their chance for freedom. Andres then continues to try and find a way to help free his father with the help of Isa and Beto. .
Throughout the book there are many ways shown of how the military junta violates the basic human rights of Chile for example they give the town of Santiago a curfew stating , anyone out after nine p.m. were either murdered or arrested. This was a violation of human freedom because, this would mean that if anyone needed a doctor for any reason they would have to wait until the morning. Another example of violation of human rights is when, a young boy was walking down the street, heard the black berets following him, got scared and started to run he was then shot dead and placed into a taxi.
