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11/8/1956 - The Man Between by Charles R. Temple

INSTITUTE OF CUR RENT WORLD AIFA1RS New York Man Be New York November Mr Walter S Rogers institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York New York Dear Mr Rogers A I shall Enrique Rodriguez mestizo individual mixed white indian parentage The called between euntries Bolivia Peru Ecuador Simply explained means belog neither indian white society The mestlzo situation recalls Eurasian Indian parts world I happy position The sixteenth century Spaniard New World divided iulabitantS groups workers served composition changed years purely indian sxtcl mestizo The latter phenomenon conten remain lower classes denied entry upper class H create third class behavior patterns status symbols In doing imitated dominant whites energeti cally rejected identificat indian He rather through interested parents train educa hmself What achiev illustrated Enrique I firsmet where salesman That I searching laces found after several tries stores Lima stock No knows Af laining theproblemto offered sundries hidden entrance office building several blocks The laces short there others stpped coffee Enrique surprisingly broad shoulders large hands slender wrists characteristic indian mestizo His cheek brown clean shaven mestizo faces gloomy extraor inarily cheerful smiled He years Puno Lake T acaca twent His father mestizo school teacher local primary school His mother indian His father subscribed several newspapers journals Lima abroad hobby international affairs One Enrique earliest recollections pictures family relatives standard items mestizo homes sacrificed latest father During evening father taken rehung picture times asking children thought grandfather would Finally seemed conclude grandfather wouldn Scan dinavian nations The father tutored outside Andes importance world understanding onsibility community nation Enlque sisters weren allowed father times Women these things As result Enrique probably knows about geography history college graduates United States The family lived standard Altiplano potatoes sheep The mother spoke Quechua moved shadowlike through small adobe house She almost front father learning children filled stories local She happy Puno never heard commain As child dressed patched khaki trousers warmed against altitude poncho woven mother Enrique worked outside school hours shine He liberal education inner provincial capital customers seemed regard existent while cleaning their shoes discreet Even appalled meanness which contrasted badly histories kings emperors heard about Given father background would natural attended university there little money purpose By father incomes going maintain increasing family It crisis Enrique choice remaining Puno would never anywhere emigrating Finally decided Lima antique truck dubious brakes happy quite drunk driver He overwhelmed first Lima fellow travelers prepared lessons Bur excited tension which considers characteristic capital Y It place A relative found construction country cousins Before bought shoes since could write position store He doesn claim happy there thinks beginning To point there little particularly unique resume except perhaps father passion foreign affairs influence The pattern rearing dissatisfaction provincial environment emigration Lima initial employment manual laborer finallyentrance white collar could describe histories thousands mestizos Peruvian urban centers What intrigued about Enrique objectivity about position occupies Peruvian society After several meetings coffee Said You I estizo which funny animal Peru neither beast neither indian This doesn Puno almost everyone there mestizo We Tourist Hotel different other their possession money I ifferet Lima couutry money The fortune become lresident Then accept How Mrs Odrfa general still president Peru becauseshed chol_ He however expect achieve either these things His ambition reach assistant manager position necessarily works To manager would expose prejudices white deals By preference especially delicate credit expect acceptable AS manager however Enrique would decent income responsi bilities question inian background never This future moment ample He makes U S month which board cousin maintain war4robe other accessories which White collar demands He never ceases marvel small items cleaning laundry coffee shiues By month salary spent unavoidable expenditures little entertainment Marriage impossible Most girls I maids I rather secre works expensive As matter I enough extrs visit La Victorls light district Lima One iscussed Communism often taken mestizos rotest against social system No Nost Communists I least interested making everyone better They power accounts Switzerland homes Paris Besides pretty stupid where oscew The elections showed without revolution The people tired dictator avalle votes Th Prado Belaffnde I thought Prado better Cause previous experience And I bothered oromises which BelaY_de could_n tpossibly fulfill Especially nonsense about reforming indian Of course funny Prado choice specimen uoDer classes should He elected votes those It something Eisenhower gives mpression sympathy stability successful another before became president My father complain Peruvians liked leaders mother inborn desire patron could nothing perpetuat system Msybe On another occasion I telling about experiences among indians Titicaca wondered passing fixed following which neither particularly attractive Because indian He courage leave because afraid All speaking Quechua dress everyone He could Lima wanted We discussed growth labor unions which Enriue esDecially interested He serve needed function protecting worker guaranteeing various social security rights where otherwise might exist While hacienda indian assurance future paterna listic pattern which lives urban worke2 pretty himself Although there government regulations controlling workers rights benefits lackadaisically enforced often individual defenseless Unions watchdogs these things Although Enrique state explicily there another reason thepopularity unions which suggesoed several comments The union defines rights workers challenges tradition upper class couception mestizo society It effect titled design living longer allowing imposed above CRTP In spite sometimes looking himse society outside Enriue still bound demands anticus His projected progress toward manager formulated owing mestizo present At seems rende unconscious aporoval ystem which makes inevitable He wants those things which status individual ample watch radio Yet satisfied Tbe bsrrier between control those remains His gersip toward satisfying drives suspects obtained encourage imPosSible wants I hoping When I reach position I Con I Enrique dream however which nothing possibilities probabilities Peruvian situation He wants United States Toward taking lessons English reading everything untry Se doesn money whether could arrived In really thought project clearly That would imagining I doing I living New York This brief summary opinions Enrique Rodri emonstrates essential difficulty mestizo position range experience limited social system which exists The upper lower classes their unique behavior patterns partially shared tizos For consequence imitation upper classes mestizo validates status postion through consumption certain material things clothing watches jewelry which expensive terms Of income He filled witch sense constant needs outrun income What complete ehavior patterns proper realities group situation Peru After series interviews Enricue I field When I returned Lima I dropped store found wearing mustache couldn fingers times while talking In where indian scanty facial mustac luxuriant better method showing world belong lower classes Sincerely Charl R Temp