Response to Grace's Blog 11: Pablo Neruda and "The Heights of Macchu Picchu"

Just as clarification, are you saying that Macchu Picchu was built with a capitalistic view or a communistic view? To me it sounds like the elite of Macchu Picchu were like the businesses of a capitalist economy where businesses earn high profits and the people get very low wages. The people suffered for the satisfaction of the elites and were kept in a low position in society. It makes sense that because Neruda was communist that he would be saddened over the treatment of the lower classes during that time and encourage a more communistic view to the readers as an alternative to the harsh treatment in a capitalistic society. If the natives had lived in a time with a more communistic view then there would hopefully not be such a large gap between the elites and the lower classes.