In her autobiography, Rigoberta Menchú narrates the story of the indigenous people of Guatemala whose lives during the twentieth century reaction era were marked by hardship and injustice. "I, Rigoberta Menchú" illustrates the clashing of civilizations in the New World as a direct result of the colonizers' stubborn attempt to introduce and impose their culture into a medium that was not entirely compatible with it. The world view of the indigenous people of Guatemala was limited to their humble agrarian society, therefore, their appreciation for life, nature,…
