We Are All Welcome

Tess Hall

We Are All Welcome

            How does “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” apply to the world? With the help of a generous group of people, Esteban is able to fit in even at his untimely death.  I also am like this dead man.  I do not fit in anywhere, but this tale has helped me to realize that I can be accepted. 

            Esteban was unlike any other person in the village.  We all are unique and different, but the entire nation is not going to love us.  He was not tolerated by many other towns until he was already dead.  However, some in this world understand us; we should trust these people because there are very few of them out there. The people from the village, that he was pronounced dead on, loved him for every imperfection on his physical body.

            Like me, Esteban was bullied for his outer appearance.  We both have suffered through the abhorrence, but we resulted in different ways.  I finally found a place I feel excepted at; Esteban’s journey ended in death.  I’ve learned that we are all exceptional in our own ways, and everybody should receive the opportunity to have a safe haven like I do.

            Gabriel Garcia Marquez wanted to depict to all people that we are different but perfect in our own special ways.  We need to learn to deal with the ones who are jealous of us by associating with the ones who are satisfied with us.     I have come to know the unusual character because we are extremely similar.