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UNITEDFRUITCOMPANYANDNERUDA2.pptxThe United Fruit Co
Pablo Neruda
Born in Chile Ricardo Eliezer Neftali Reyes y Basoalto
Had ”Communist” Views it was first Publicly shown in ”Espana en el Corazon”
Was nominated for President in 1971
Poetry was political
The United Fruit Co Background
Poem used The United Fruit Company as a symbol
Compares to The United Fruit Company and other imperialist companies with many negative aspects
Neruda was against capitalism and the actions of United Fruit Co
United Fruit Co is a real company that was controversial at the time when poem was published
The United Fruit Co
Was American based company that sold fruits primarily bananas from South America
They were criticized by Pablo Neruda for Neocolonialism
Was the reason for the “Banana Massacre” in Colombia
Banana Massacre became a primary reason of the creation of the guerrillas in Colombia
Neocolonialism
Was one of the major themes in United Fruit Co poem by Pablo Neruda
Neo-Colonialism is the use of capitalism and money to influence a third world country
Used “Banana Republics” in his poem as a way to negatively show the Neo-Colonialism
Poem
Poem Analysis
-First stanza Neruda described the companies as a god gift in a sarcastic way
He used them as a god’s gift because that is how the Imperialis companies advertise themselves to the third world
- “Reserved for itself the most juicy place” he used an analogy to Compare the country as just a resource place
”Banana Republics” a slang for countries that is used just for their exports and is their own way of profits
Politics
Neruda used politics again by comparing Latin American Presidents to Fly
”Trujillio Flies, Tacho Flies Carias Flies”
