Karamakat was lonely for his whole life, from young to old age. He lost his tribe and was unwilling to accept the so-called Western Christian mission. The wisdom of ancestors cannot be forgotten in any case. He took on the civilized mission of an Indian race by himself, until one day, German scientists led him to find the so-called "tribes" . However, they have long forgotten their roots, and "Yakuna"—the spirit of ethnic civilization, the knowledge of far old—is used by them as a pastime. For Karaamakat, this is a kind of blasphemy, forgetting and betrayal. The pursuit and abuse of the Indians by the whites forced them to desperate, and the civilization of the race was cut off. This is exactly the same as the loneliness of the Colombian Indians described by Garcia Márquez. The ancient Indian civilization "disperses" in the face of the domineering European civilization, like scattered ants fleeing around. Some people choose to Westernize, some people choose to anaesthetize themselves, and very few people persist. Not everyone miraculously lives on their own like Karaamakat, escaping from the various terrifying, distorted, and mutated tribes of the jungle, beating the heart of civilization passed down from ancestors stubbornly. Then he cannot continue a whole civilization alone. The knowledge he carries will follow his blood and finally disappear into the clear water of the Amazon, becoming a secret that no one can solve. On the contrary, the German scientist has recorded it in his life. Indian civilization allows his people to feel the mystery in this remote South American jungle. Karamakat finally understood that what he wanted to do was not only a guardian of civilization, but also a preacher of civilization. This was the way out for Indian civilization.
Karamakat represents the loneliness of the ancient Indian civilization, a kind of self-proclaimed loneliness, a kind of solitude that has been driven to extinction, a kind of stubborn loneliness, and these are the tragedies of Macondo that have disappeared after a hundred years of loneliness. As the film said: "If the white people are not allowed to understand us and learn our knowledge, then we are done." To untie the bell, you must tie the bell and open your arms. The Europeans understand themselves, which is to break loneliness and self-sustaining. The best way.
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