Narrator (“The Misery Of The Conquistador”)

The conquistador narrator in “The Misery Of The Conquistador”, is a conflicted character, gaining success and prestige through his conquests but at the same time being troubled by them. He tells the reader that he would have preferred a simple, normal life with a wife and children however he feels that this is not an option for him due to his physical state. He relates that his right leg has “been deformed since birth” (74) and that his left eye is missing as well as the lower part of an ear. He also relates that his personality and social ineptitudes limit his prospects; “Who would not mind that I am often stern when the situation does not call for it or when I do not understand what is expected of me… Who would not mind that I turn glib when happy or petty when...