▁that ▁eventually ▁kill . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁President ▁orders ▁a ▁newspaper ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁false ▁statement ▁that ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Camil a , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁General ▁Can ales . ▁When ▁the ▁General ▁reads ▁these ▁words ▁and ▁perce ives ▁them ▁as ▁truth , ▁his ▁heart ▁is ▁broken ▁and ▁he ▁subsequently ▁dies . ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face ▁is ▁also ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁words : ▁he ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁Camil a ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁President ' s ▁mist ress , ▁and ▁upon ▁hearing ▁this ▁f als ified ▁news , ▁he ▁los es ▁the ▁will ▁to ▁live . ▁These ▁episodes ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁demonstrate ▁how ▁closely ▁language , ▁the ▁written ▁word , ▁and ▁power ▁are ▁linked . ▁The ▁characters ▁in ▁ ▁lose ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁reality , ▁making ▁it ▁difficult ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁know ▁whom ▁to ▁trust . ▁As ▁Ros ello ▁arg ues , ▁" in ▁this ▁state ▁of ▁terror , ▁language ▁is ▁deliber ately ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁sed uc ing ▁the ▁add res see ▁into ▁har ml ess ness , ▁and ▁has ▁lost ▁its ▁function ▁of ▁con ve ying ▁information ". ▁ ▁Hope ▁In ▁, ▁hope ▁is ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁the ▁dict ator ship . ▁As ▁the ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁" the ▁President ' s ▁first ▁rule ▁of ▁conduct ▁is ▁never ▁to ▁give ▁grounds ▁for ▁hope , ▁and ▁everyone ▁must ▁be ▁k icked ▁and ▁be aten ▁until ▁they ▁real ise ▁the ▁fact ". ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁argued ▁that ▁Camil a ▁represents