The Inn


“The Inn”, a novel by Mariana Enriquez, merges real life trauma with supernatural horror in a great blend, as well as highlighting the stories and history of Argentina’s disappeared. Personal and National trauma is revealed in the novel through the dictatorship’s violence and Rocio’s father losing his job, leading to their relocation as well as the girls’ personal sexual awakenings. The trauma the girls endure is generational and filtered down from their parents to them.

 

To be completely honest, I think horror is a great way to narrate the past. I think what should be done less often is the sugarcoating of history. The way that Enriquez highlights the differences between the two sisters. One being more comfortable in her sexuality but receiving backlash where the other sister feels as if she must protect her from the harsh realities of their lives. Enriquez takes the people of dictatorship and paints into monsters, giving the reader emotions like fear, anxiety, and dread, to make it more real because in this case, it very much is. I also think by blending supernatural elements, the author was able to incorporate her own symbols of trauma and dictatorship. By including historical horror with social issues, for example, poverty, misogyny, etc. The author was able to highlight violence's from the past that still shaped our society in present day. The past is not really the past, due to its generational traits. Where there is repression, and truth is silent, the past never stays covered.



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