Millonarios vs. MANchester

This chapter was a total chaos. I will not imagine myself in that situation. While reading I continued to ask myself “why would someone make all that scarify only to write a book about this hooligans?” I admire Buford’s willpower. He has no commodities at all. The fact of traveling with this unknown people freaks me out. The perfect example that I can associate with is I traveling with Millonarios fans. First of all everyone drunk pushing me, second things getting out of control, and third, I don’t know why, some disgusting odor disturbing my nostrils.

Well, I have to get used to this idea because if I’m wiling to travel after I graduate through all Europe I should assimilate this idea. However, I have something very clear in my mind, I will definitely go with another travel agency, not with the Bobby Boss.

Buford’s confusion is very clear when he is describing the British consul named Mr. Wicks, “What do you do, I wondered, when your instinct is telling you to arrest everyone, and your sense of justice is telling that you cant, and your mind, thoroughly confused, is telling you to smile a lot” (41). The fact of using the word confusion, makes it clear for the reader to understand Wicks position. Buford’s active thinking also gives us an idea of the situation. What a mess. When they got out of the airplane I really had no idea what was happening, why were there so many policemen and cars around them? Is that all part of the logistic agency Buford is traveling with? (That was sarcastic if you didn’t notice.)

I have one thing very clear in my mind, when alcohol is involved in something, things will end up in a total disaster. After having 257 drunken boys around you things will not end up right.  Especially when the person in charge of this trip is, according to Buford, “an attractive chirpy woman” (40). Wow I continue to ask my self why is Buford sacrificing all his dignity traveling with this crazy people.

You must have an incredible passion on this topic Buford!

I guess something exciting will happen, because all this sacrifice must be worth it!

Among the Crowd

Last week I started to read a book called Among the Thugs written by Bill Buford. To be sincer the first couple of pages I was totally lost. I had no idea what I was reading. Continuously I said in my head “why am I reading this? Why?” When I reached the second chapter everything changed.

Now, I don’t want to stop reading. Every page I read is even funnier than the previous one. Buford has a unique form of writing. Referring to my previous book, I found examples of fallacies, humor, and modes of rhetoric. He uses tautology when he is referring to Mick’s stomach “… stomach was large, and his stomach was very, very large” (28). The way he repeats the word “very” and “large” makes me imagine the stomach of this gigantic man.

To be honest, if I ever meet Mick I would panic. The way he describes this man as being part of the “tourist trash” freaks me out (34). He used the perfect word to describe this group of people as the ones that take pictures with every single thing during their trip. The first thing that came into my mind when reading this was the typical Colombian tourists that go to Cartagena for the first time, and they are wearing sandals with socks, here there is facetous humor is present, if you didn’t notice. The only difference here is that the ones Buford refers to are Europeans. The fact of being “Europeans” makes me imagine them different, but at the end they are even “worse” according to Buford (33). 

You are manipulating me Buford, why? I’m now an expert. Don’t play with me. When you refer to Bobby Boss you make me feel intrigue of what will come next. By saying “I cannot refer by his real name. I will call him Bobby Boss. And his agency? The Booby Boss Travel Agency” (31). Congratulations! If your goal was to create the want of reading more, you did it! Later I found out about this agency that until the moment is not nice at all. I picture it as the members being illegal persons.

The way Mick talks is not pleasant. I like the way Buford goes strait to the point and says how Mick refers to Americans and journalists. I’m not going to lie, the first time I read the words “cunts” and “wankers” I had no idea of what Buford was talking about (26). Then after looking in the diccionary I found out their meaning:

Cunts: the vulva or vagina.

Wankers: a male masturbator.

Seriously? You just referred to journalists being vaginas. And Americans being male masturbators. Wow! I’m impressed.

Buford writes this way to gain more confidence with the readers. These words are the ones that make the book change of register. Now it has some informal parts on it.

Your right Mr. Tangent this book is not for girls!

Well Played Don Juan!

Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to watch my friends act in a school play called Don Juan.

God! There are forms of rhetoric even in plays. This amazing play that is about the life of a millionaire, and the struggles he has. I don’t know if is the money or what but this man has wonderful tactics to attract women around him. I wished he were still alive, like this he could teach me tactics of seduction. LOL.

Don Juan that has a lot of people under his disposition. He is always willing to have more. He is happy with a lady but no, he wants more. I think he goes with the fact of all men in this world. One girl is never enough right? Why boys, why can’t you fall in love as we all women do. This fact is the main struggle for most of the dilemmas in the families around us. There is no relationship (unless you are in love) that has a man only happy and living with one woman. Why does this happen? Why aren’t you happy with your own? Why ten at the same time? the question is WHYYYYY

When the soldier called Dimanch comes to Don Juan’s house to look for the money Don Juan owes him. Don Juan’s tactics of distraction are present. When this poor soldier arrives to his house after war, he has all the disabilities that a man could possibly have. Instead of attending him and giving all his attention to this man, Don Juan applies his modes of manipulation. He employs ethos in the way he constantly interrupts Diamanch in his concerns. The fact of always interrupting him distracts the soldier from his main duty. Accomplishing Don Juan’s goal this soldier leaves the house and stop bothering his terrible debtor. Wow Don Juan you also apply Heirichs techniques, congratulations.

Great Don Juan you always go away with it. BU YOU!