Pedro Paramo Lesson Plan

Why does Juan travel to Comala? What do you think he is feeling when he talks about the hope he has “centered on the man called Pedro Páramo?” (3)

In the early pages, Juan has no intention of following through with the promise he made to his mother. However, he does end up going to Comala due to what he refers to as a “hope centered on the man called Pedro Páramo.” (3) This hope comes up later in the book and is something that students should start thinking about and considering early. They should begin to discuss Juan’s desire to possibly meet a father he never knew. Juan later becomes a conduit for the spirits of Comala, but his agency within the story should not be...