dden traumas of what had been done to them while other Chileans wondered if their crimes would now be revealed. (72)
             This shows how Dorfman takes the problems of Chile and translates them into his play; the questions of Chileans that Dorfman presents are translated into the characters he creates and their interactions.
             The interaction between Paulina and Gerardo symbolizes the conflict between the present government/society in Chile trying to function with the horrible injustice and oppression of the past that have not been righted or even come to terms with. In this interchange Gerardo represents the present system, and Paulina represents the past he is forced to deal with. Paulina is a victim, and therefore has stayed rooted in the past. Gerardo was never truly victimized so he exists more fully in the present. This is evident throughout the play. Gerardo always speaks to Paulina in terms of the present, while she always speaks to him in t
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