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What is the relation between Juan Pablo Castel and his mother in the book "El túnel" by Ernesto Sabato?

>>By Nick (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

when i read sthg written by him, I feel he is writing for&about me

>>By tina (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

well, i am presently studying this text for a course and it is quite interesting. i think that Sábato's El Tunel is a classic example of the concepts of exixtentialism. i have read this book before and never considered the theme of existentialism since that was not the purpose of the course bbut now i am fuuly knowledgeable on the topic, thanks to eltunel and sabato.
Just hope i pass the exam.
bye.

>>By kirshon cornwall (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

I am presently studying el tunel for an exam. The theme we are focusing on is marginalisation. i have no clue as to what the text is saying. At times I am so confused.Anyone who can shed any light as to this text, I am rudy. Please email me at shellie_4002yahoo.ca. Thank you

>>By rudy (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

Ernesto Sabato is indeed one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century and has indeed contributed a lot to our understanding of the nature of man himself. In fact, I am examining two of his major works for my thesis : El Tunel and Sobre Heroes y Tumbas. If you would like info on any you can e mail me at dameia 20@yahoo.com. He is truly an enigma and I adore his books not solely for the nature of the writing, but for his contribution to our understanding of mankind.

>>By Simplista (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

i have to do this book for my spanish exam and i am lost as hell. i would like to get this in an english copy because all that spanish is hurting my head and i would really like to understand it. please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>By kiki (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

his novel is good but that character castel is sorta wierd

>>By lil princess (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

girl kiki i agree wid you spanish really is messing up my head i want the novel in english

>>By peaches (Sunday, 26 Jan 2003 10:17)

Hi! Ernesto Sabato is the best, Really, I just hope my course work would be as good as the novel is.

>>By Sasha (Monday, 17 Feb 2003 22:56)

This book was so pothetic. Castel is like weird and has no life. He just follows María desperately. And María, she's a player, it's pretty cool how a woman has a lot of guys because each one of them has that special ideal "thing" a girl wants. I t hink I'm gonna be like her, pero que no me maten como a un perro. (and I have a project due thursday and it's worth 400 points, thank you Mr. Rojas {but your still cool}) (I'm one of the A student's in Mr. Rojas' and I'm gonna get an A in the Project)

>>By Chinita (Wednesday, 23 Apr 2003 05:18)

His job "The Tunnel" as well as "The Family of Pacual Duarte" are my favorites because they help analyse the human behavior. Even when Juan Pablo and Pascual Duarte are assassins I would not say they are guilty, since I feel that this is me, and nobody would condem himself. I think every body would find a mirror of himself in Castel. It reminds me the philosophic thought that there is not evil innate in the human being, instead he is just a result of the environment sourrounding him. Also the phisyc's and Chemistry's principle that there is a reaction with same power and different way in front of any action.

>>By WRCB (Thursday, 8 May 2003 23:51)

the most human man that god left on this earth. but he is so different from us . why because he found out a thing that we will never understand. he found out the truth about us. we all know why we are mean and why we are superficial.but we keep on asking why. we never found a good answer. HE did. i hope that one day another man like him will be born althoughthe chances are minimum. i love what this man has done to my life

>>By desdemoon&iulia (Wednesday, 21 May 2003 20:37)

Man, I am really lost.. If there is someone out there that can give me like a book summary or something that can help me understand this book... Please email me at jpcheko@socal.rr.com. PLEASE HELP!!!

>>By jose (Saturday, 7 Jun 2003 23:53)

son todos unos yanquisss gay aprendan lo que es la literatura castellan

>>By nico (Sunday, 8 Jun 2003 20:18)

I read el tunel several years ago for my spanish literature class. And i've read like 3 times more. It is definately one of the best books i've read. He really has helped us have a better understanding of the human mind. No joda....y uds. ignorantes gringos, no sean tan close minded!

>>By valentina (Wednesday, 2 Jul 2003 20:53)

I read el tunel several years ago for my spanish literature class. And i've read it like 3 times more. It is definately one of the best books i've read. He really has helped us have a better understanding of the human mind. No joda....y uds. ignorantes gringos, no sean tan close minded! valentinag2@hotmail.com

>>By valentina (Wednesday, 2 Jul 2003 20:55)

I have read El tunel over and over again since finding it a few years ago, and I love it. It is such a wonderful display of the blending of the lines between true love, obsession, and desperation. The way that one's own senses, no matter how well they know themselves, can mislead them. He lets us get in touch with the dark side of us all through this character. He lets us see that this can happen to anyone, that no one is immune to going too far. And, I love the way he begins the book, by not creating a distinction between the author and the character which makes you believe the story is true, drawing the reader into the drama as if it is actually happening to someone they know or even themselves. Brilliant!!!

>>By Victoria S. (Monday, 14 Jul 2003 16:46)

I think he is a great latin american writer!!!! I am currently writing an essay on his about the theme of love in el tunel.

>>By shygirl28 (Saturday, 3 Jan 2004 15:15)

would anyone be able to point me in the direction of information or references on the theme of love in El tunel? Great book, but a little hard to decipher at times! carlosvives1@aol.com

>>By zuluago (Tuesday, 24 Feb 2004 13:47)

ernesto sabato tubo que tener experiencias profundas para hablar de lo que habla la mente humana es muy complicada. a veces somos pocos los que nos sentamos a pensar de las razones de nuestras acciones de lo que hay mas adentro de nuestro propio horizonte interior me encanta leerlo es como si al fin alguien hablara mi mismo idioma interno que se transmite con palabras pero llega mas alla.

>>By KaMiLa (Monday, 25 Oct 2004 19:10)

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