Journey to the Seed

"Journey to the Seed" by Carpentier, tells the story of Don Marcial, who born and raised in Cuba during the 19th century. It is a fictional realism that basically tells his life story in reverse. He goes from dying to then living his life backwards, from an old man the whole way back to being in his mothers womb. The story is very interesting as it tells a story in a chronology in almost nothing that I have ever read before. One story that I believe is similar to this short Story Is Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". However, there are obviously stark differences. In "Journey to the Seed" Marcial is dead and is going through his life in reverse, whilst in "A Christmas Carol", Scrooge is going back in time and seeing instances in his life, going from his youth to seeing what will happen if he does not change. All in all, this comparison shows the uniqueness of Carpentier's writing. In addition I find it interesting that the intonation and plot is more negative and there is no positive conclusion at the end of this short story.


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