By Patricia
Maldonado, 1º Bachillerato B, EFL
It tells the
story of Don Diego Vega, the outwatdly foppish son of a wealthy
"ranchero", Don Alejandro, in the old Spanish California. Seeing the
oppression of the Governor, he decides to take justice into his own hands and
becomes “the Zorro”, protecting people in need, from the Governor's men. That's
why people such as Captain Ramón, want to catch him.
But then Zorro
meets Señorita Lolita, and they fall
in love. However, her father, Don Carlos Pulido, wants her to get married to
another man. At the same time, Sergeant Gonzales finds out the friendship
between the Zorro and Fray Felipe, and later Captain Ramón discovers that the
Zorro's father is Don Alejandro Vega, and blackmails him. Finally, Zorro and
Captain Ramón fight and Zorro wins (obviously) and he gets the girl and freedom
for all California.
The part I
liked the best was when Zorro meets Señorita
Lolita, talks with her and disappears riding his horse in the middle of the
night. It was quite awesome the way he tried to impress her. I also like the
parts when Captain Ramón gets bananas when he has news of Zorro, when Zorro
actually mocks him or when his plans go wrong. Those are very funny moments.
I recommend
this book to all ages. It's very easy to read and you can learn some history,
too. It has a little bit of each genre (romance, action, humour...) and I think
that's a good point as well.
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