IR #7 (Prompt 2, Chapter 7)

This whole chapter confused me. It starts out with Miguel returning to Santiago with Elena. Once he arrives, Elena scolds him repeatedly for leaving without telling her where he was going. She then gives him the good news that she set up an interview with the leader of the Patriotic Front. The Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front was a cult formed by men who were only in elementary school when the coup occurred. The leader tells Miguel and his crew to board the truck with him and the front. They were to ask no questions and everyone was to keep their eyes shut until they reached the destination. I was really confused at this part because the driver even made his men cover their eyes when they had most likely been to the destination before. I was puzzled by his actions. As the chapter progressed, they arrive and the leader orders them to open their eyes. They are standing in a clandestine hospital for Patriotic Front members and lying before them is Manuel Rodriguez. Apparently, he was the most wanted person in Chile and was shot in the head and arm a few days before. After they leave the hospital, Miguel separates from the Italian film crew and they return home. Miguel is so confused that he decides to go to the movies which is the only place he believes is safe. The movie turns out to be some kind of naked club and a woman begins to question him. After a long time, he is able to escape and dashes back to the hotel. Honestly, this chapter was very chaotic and overwhelming. I was not sure why the Patriotic Front took Miguel to see Rodriguez in the first place. Also, the whole seen with the women at the end was way over my head. I was confused how he ended up in there. I was more confused however of whom the woman was.