UNDER THE SKY

Jacinto is looking for his next victim. The transition of setting from his village to the town signals there is a different mindset. I feel Jacinto is a narcissist and uses the town for his dirty deeds since he only goes there every few months. It is where he is not subject to a small village and has to coordinate his behavior based on that of his peers. Even when he is walking with the others and Bowles points out Jacinto's favorite part of his journey is the part where he can leave everybody behind. There is also some self-loathing going on. He looks at the different people and cannot decided if he likes them or not. He either envies them or is just genuinely confused. Maybe he just feels his current position in life is not where he should be. The way the story concludes just seems like Jacinto has no social cues. I really feel like Jacinto is just so lost. He has no true sense of self. I mean he is selfish but in a very counter productive way. Maybe when the woman murmurs that he has lost his mother she is trying to say he has lost his way. The ending confused me when it came to that point but Jacinto tries to feel powerful because he is powerless. I don't know what I can say about that other than he is trying to be in control. Maybe his life is all about his interactions with others as opposed to having something for himself. Maybe he is struggling with his masculinity. I just am not sure.