eto ▁arg ues ▁that ▁ ▁dep ict s ▁Latin ▁America ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁as ▁" Other ". ▁ ▁Every one ▁from ▁the ▁President ▁to ▁the ▁Z any ▁displays ▁this ▁" oth ern ess " ▁as ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁civil ized . ▁D ict ator ship ▁produces ▁Other ness , ▁by ▁de human izing ▁its ▁subjects , ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁itself ▁presented ▁as ▁bar bar ic , ▁abs urd , ▁and ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁" im itation ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁ways ". ▁ ▁Thanks ▁to ▁phen omena ▁such ▁as ▁dict ator ship , ▁Latin ▁America ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁land ▁where ▁" Other ness " ▁prev ails ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁Latin ▁America ▁cannot ▁" e vol ve " ▁or ▁reach ▁truly ▁European ▁levels ▁of ▁modern ity . ▁▁ ▁For ▁Bar ru eto , ▁" this ▁narr ative ' s ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁Latin ▁American ▁soci eties , ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁blue print ▁of ▁Modern ity , ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁act ▁accordingly ." ▁ ▁F ert ility ▁and ▁destruction ▁According ▁to ▁Latin ▁American ▁literature ▁scholar ▁Richard ▁Call an , ▁the ▁dich ot omy ▁between ▁destruction ▁and ▁fert ility ▁is ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁the ▁opposition ▁between ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face . ▁While ▁the ▁President ▁represents ▁ster ility ▁and ▁destruction , ▁his ▁favorite , ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face , ▁emb od ies ▁fert ility , ▁a ▁positive ▁and ▁gener ative ▁force ▁of ▁nature . ▁Call an ▁notes ▁that ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face ' s ▁transformation ▁from ▁the ▁President '