Summary vs analysis, cognitive dissonance - Assignment Example

In October 1986, Ramon Fernandez who had landed in U.S.A from Cuba was arrested in metropolitan museum of art for attempting to knife the Mona Lisa famous painting, estimated to value a hundred million dollars (Arenas, 2001). Some newspapers reported that Fernandez was a mental patient who had been expelled from Cuba whereas; other liberal magazines claimed that Fernandez was anti-Castro terrorist. Few days after his arrest, Fernandez was found strangled in his room. The cause of his death remained a mystery as the authorities had not allowed any visitor to his room.

The police officers had also deprived Fernandez his belt and shoe laces, so it’s though that the prisoner had strangled himself with his bare hands.Before his death, Fernadez had spent his last few days in a highly agitated state writing what appeared to be a long letter. Though in his letter, Fernandez expressed the fear of his life in the prison, the police warden who read it never took any action as he assumed that it was out of mental disturbance and insanity that Fernandez was writing the long document.

Shockingly, two days after his death, Fernadez body disappeared from the morgue even before the arrival of forensic physician who was to investigate the cause of his death (Arenas, 2001). Few American newspapers had covered this shocking news, with majority giving preference to other less important news.Even, after six months had passed after the mysterious death of fernadez, Sakuntala seemed not satisfied with how Fernandez case ended. After receiving important manuscript concerning fernadez, Sakuntala tried to get it published by serious American newspapers but his request was turned down by editors who appeared to agree with dull witted police report (Arenas, 2001).

Though Sankutala seemed to have a very crucial testimony from the late Fernadez, no respectable publication was willing to publish it. Works CitedArenas, Reinaldo. Mona and other tales. New York: Vintage books, 2001. Print.