Torn from the Nest What is the picture of village life this book gives us? <Tab/>Clorinda Matto de Turner book, Torn from the Nest, takes the reader into the village life of Peru. Torn from the Test depicts the tribulations of the lifestyle that people in the countryside live. At this time Peru was trying to build a strong nation this meant the government had an influence on how these …
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…to practice their culture. The backwoods of Peru see that they are mistreated and have no reason to confirm to what the government offers. There is no modernization process for this society because the government doesn't support it. By not setting up a relation to the church and government these Peruvian people will never grasp the ideals of a modern society. Clorinda Matto de Turner, Torn from the Nest, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), p.47