This seclusion from the outside world is a form of self-preservation from an oppressive and anti-individualistic society. Later on in the novel, a reversal from the state of Imbunche begins, with the recuperation of one’s own name – the word that represents the concept of an individual.
This isolation from the external world is a form of personal protection from an oppressive and collectivist society. Later on in the novel, a reversal from the state of Imbunche begins, with the recovery of one's own name – the word that represents the concept of an individual.