"?Tambo: Life in an Andean Village"

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This paper discusses Meyerson's book from a personal point of view. Offering a brief summary of the book, the author delves into the similarities and differences between the author and Quechua Indian in 'Tambo. The paper discusses their lifestyle, how they deal with emotion, their day to day life and technology in contrast and comparison to that of the author's.

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"The ongoing struggle for survival provides an explanation for the seemingly barren emotionality which the people of 'Tambo often evidence, as well. As Meyerson explains, "people cannot allow disappearance or death, even of their own children, to interrupt the rhythms of their lives: the crops must be planted, tended, harvested, the food cooked...the living and present must be provided for" (184). In my world, we are allowed to indulge our emotions as life events unfold. Most employers even provide paid leave in the event of illness or death of workers' family members. But the seasons will not wait and time cannot be suspended when a Quechua Indian in 'Tambo disappears or becomes ill and dies. And so, the living do what they must and hold onto their grief and other emotions until the day designated for their free expression."

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