A Message to Garcia

An American soldier is tasked with the responsibility of delivering a message to a Cuban rebel

leader during the Spanish-American war. The soldier delivers the message without any

complaints or asking many questions. The book conveys the rather simple yet hard to achieve

message that when asked to perform a task, don’t ask why, when, how or where, just do it.

War was being waged at Cuba. Garcia was a general in the army allied to the American cause.

Young Rowan was the messenger and would take about three weeks exploring the jungle to

accomplish his mission. Rowan’s sense of discipline and obedience has served as an example to

be emulated by soldiers ever since his deeds were put in writing. A message to Garcia began as

an article and was later distributed as a pamphlet to the US army. Within no time it would spread

throughout Europe and Russia, signifying how important it is to just do as told, with no questions

asked.

The author carries the feelings of his time, which still persists even to date. The solution to the

problem is however just within us. Moral stupidity, the infirmity of the will all work in making

the realization of pure socialism a pipe dream, hard to realize. The world would be far much

ahead if every individual would work to their level best for their own gain and the society at

large.