Fear

Gabriela Mistral has illustrated a very hole some loving protective mother in ''Fear''. If she could exchange places with the father created by Joao Guimares Rosa, ''In The Third Bank of the River'', the family specially , the sons would have never been devastated. Mistral has created a mother who truly loves her daughter. She is afraid that society will influence her daughter's future by making her a royalty her concern is expressed when she said …

…son. Unfortunately the boy blamed himself for his father's actions. He thinks that his dad never loved him and he thinks that he left, because he wasn't a good son. I f the son had experienced the love and support from his dad throughout his life , this would of had a big impact in his future. Life would of mean something to him, instead he blamed himself for something that he was not responsable for.