Others become murderers, and even others find solace in the bridge That are only glimpsed by the occasional comment as teens turn intoĪdults and adults become elderly. The passage of time is also interesting as it spreads across decades It a black-colored building, or is it only for black people? How can theīuilding of a place of worship cause the release of negative or black Punta Gotica (and its environs) has been infected by a black cloud. Presence of both the Stuart family and the ensuing cathedral build in Friends turnĪgainst friends, and murder and mayhem ensue. Individual family members on Gringo and other townspeople impels theįormer to acts which otherwise might not have occurred.
This massive cathedral comes from Arturo Stuart, the father of a smallįamily that moves to the area from elsewhere. Is a physical cathedral being built as a backdrop to the humanĪctivities, the cataclysm is in the influence the cathedral, and thoseĪssociated with it, have on the wider community. The title The Black Cathedral has various significances. Sociopathic, and while blaming society and even his victims for whatīefalls him and them, he does have momentary feelings of regret for his His behavior and his attitude are egocentric bordering on Teenager who has admiring followers and, at the same time, vociferousĭetractors. That cannot be ignored as the hero/antihero slides into an inevitable Yet there is a moral to this progression, one Human action follows and exacerbates another in an endless progression Their circumstances, is what encompasses the spirit of the book. The seemingly casual interaction between the characters,Īnd the insatiable desire of some of these characters to rise above Human lives in a "dog-eat-dog" environment where survival is Insight into remorseless criminality and the blatant disposability of The Black Cathedral offers the reader biographical/autobiographical Love, hatred, disposability, and family and societal dysfunction. Running through its entirety is a series of humanĮmotions that often blind us to the failings of any society: passion, Obviously Cuban loci and equally identifiable Hispanic names, The BlackĬathedral could have been set anywhere that lesser fortunate masses of Opinions, points of view and vicarious commentaries. Two-hundred-plus pages blend together in a juxtaposition of actions and It is certainly a "read at one sitting" novel. Its narrative structure, a series of short paragraphs moving fromĬharacter to character, and from present to past then past to present, THE BLACK CATHEDRAL is an interesting piece of prose writing.
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