Section 8: Paradise Lost
The flames which engulf the mission dissolve into a close-up of Altamirano.
He is reading a report of the destruction of the missions. The camera cuts to Don Cabeza, then to Hontar and then to a long shot of the three men. A discussion of events follows.
Thus have we made the world.
1. Choose one piece of dialogue said by each of the characters in this scene that is wholly typical of that character.
2. "We must work in the world and the world is thus," says Hontar. How right is he in the context of the film?
3. How correct is Altamirano in his reply?
