culture, while the young man is still too young and innocent to have begun developing a fragmented identity. Consequently, these two characters are weaker and less-developed than the old man, but no less important. In Chapter 3, and its Conflicts: The Old Man versus “Mythological Symbolism Nature, the Modern Culture, and the Younger and ritual occupy a Generations”, myth central position in the belief system of Mayan culture and of the old man in Un tigre con Although Bestard describes the beliefs of the protagonists and his Mayan ojos de jade. ancestors concerning the important Mayan gods, animals, and the spirits of the forest, they are only part of the mythology that emphasizes the power of nature. The rituals, the Mayan myths, and the rites of passage associated with this culture represent the three conflicts that the protagonist experiences in the novel with nature, the modern culture, and the younger generation. Cultural myth pertains to novel as an account of a sacred element that Bestard’s describes events of a previous age different from the present time period (Carroll 827-8). Several functions of the myths present in the novel include the preservation of the Mayan wisdom through their oral traditions, the explanation of the creation ancestors’ world’s and natural phenomenon of Earth so that man can seemingly have a sense of control over his surroundings, and the support of the based on the subconscious culture’s ideology message of the myths. These functions are reflected in the old beliefs in various man’s Mayan gods who created the world and other spirits that roam the Earth wreaking havoc, as well as in the importance of family evident in myths that emphasize staying at home after dark to avoid dangers.
culture, while the young man is still too young and innocent to have begun developing a fragmented identity. Consequently, these two characters are weaker and less-developed than the old man, but no less important. In Chapter 3, “Mythological Symbolism and its Conflicts: The Old Man versus Nature, the Modern Culture, and the Younger Generations”, myth and ritual occupy a central position in the belief system of Mayan culture and of the old man in Un tigre con ojos de jade. Although Bestard describes the beliefs of the protagonists and his Mayan ancestors concerning the important Mayan gods, animals, and the spirits of the forest, they are only part of the mythology that emphasizes the power of nature. The rituals, the Mayan myths, and the rites of passage associated with this culture represent the three conflicts that the protagonist experiences in the novel with nature, the modern culture, and the younger generation. Cultural myth pertains to Bestard’s novel as an account of a sacred element that describes events of a previous age different from the present time period (Carroll 827-8). Several functions of the myths present in the novel include the preservation of the Mayan ancestors’ wisdom through their oral traditions, the explanation of the world’s creation and natural phenomenon of Earth so that man can seemingly have a sense of control over his surroundings, and the support of the culture’s ideology based on the subconscious message of the myths. These functions are reflected in the old man’s beliefs in various Mayan gods who created the world and other spirits that roam the Earth wreaking havoc, as well as in the importance of family evident in myths that emphasize staying at home after dark to avoid dangers.
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