The Forty-Third War

Jake and I think that the Forty Third War was set in El Salvador, for a few reasons. First of all, El Salvador’s history involves civil wars that lasted for twelve years. These wars started when the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) waged guerrilla warfare against the government. The U.S.A. supported the FMLN. In the book, it mentioned the waging of guerrilla warfare. Also, the geographical features in El Salvador are very similar to the geographical features in the book. Some parts of El Salvador are mountainous, which reminded us of the game that Uno and the rest of the soldiers were playing as a training game. They played this game on the mountainside. Also, in the Nations of the World Atlas, it says that 80% of El Salvador’s religion is Roman Catholic. In the book, the main religion was Christian. On the CIA World Factbook, it says that about 19% of the work force in El Salvador is agricultural, and in the Forty-Third War, Uno worked in the banana plantation, which has to do with agriculture.

London, England) Collins (Firm :. Collins Nations of the World Atlas. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.