There is an innumerable amount of references to Latin American culture found in literature, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, and Nobody Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel Garcia Márquez. The question is; can the reader whose cultural experiences are based in the United States of America relate and make aspects of Latin American culture relevant to him or herself? Through comparing sports, such as cockfighting, a Latin American pastime, the roles of a small town versus a large urban American city, and the role the Patron plays in the community, it can be seen that the U.S. reader has no the Latin American experiences necessary to easily relate to many of the situations presented in the texts. Cockfighting is a prominent sport in No On Writes to the Colonel and is mentioned many times throughout the book. Cockfighting is used as a means of gaining financial gain and improving one's standing in the community. Cockfighting in history is seen in a different light. For some, fighting represents the risk of gambling and the decadent state of society. These people would see the violent and greedy nature of the sport as the people's last resort for economic stability, with a high price to pay; morality and decency. The other side of the spectrum would see sports as a highly enjoyable pastime that has both monetary and social benefits. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay A man could become rich and respected thanks to the fighting ability of his trained animal. Interestingly, there is a very similar sport in the United States that addresses precisely these contrasting views; for example, the highly regarded and overlooked sport of professional wrestling. A portion of the United States population would cite this activity as an immoral and disgusting sport that feeds on the lust for money and violence of a group of lower class individuals. However, the opposing side simply sees it as a good laugh and an easy, fun outlet for man's inscrutable appetite for gambling. These two parallels between the Latin American culture presented in these two texts and the American culture obviously give the American reader the ability to make the situations and pastimes presented in the book relevant to himself. In Pedro Paramo, the plot is based on an extremely small and isolated town called Comala, in the middle of the Mexican landscape. This setting is often presented in Latin American literature because it is only there that small towns are isolated from each other and the rest of the world due to barriers in terrain and communication, as well as tradition. The city of Comala, isolated and The Desolate Ghost Town is not questioned or rare when seen in Latin American literature, yet there is very little like this to be found in the United States. The American reader would know that throughout the United States even small distant cities are connected to the tangle of communications, commerce and tourism that is America. It is because the US reader has never been in an environment so isolated and completely separated from mainstream society as seen in Comala in Pedro Paramo, it is difficult to truly relate to that type of setting. This is an example of the vast differences between the two cultures interfering with readers' ability to connect with the relevance of some of the material in Latin American literature. Another.