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About the Author – G. L. Fuentes
• G. L. Fuentes was a Mexican writer known for portraying rural life with simplicity and emotional depth.
• His work time and again focus on ordinary people, their struggles, and their unshaken faith in humanity and nature.
• Fuentes had a clear, realistic narrative style that deeply reflected the lives of farmers and village communities.
• He highlighted themes such as hope, trust, and moral values about everyday situations.
• “A Letter to God” is one of such touching stories, admired for its innocence, irony, and universal appeal.

Justifying the Title
• The title is justified because the farmer, Lencho, literally writes a letter addressed to God after losing his crops.
• It shows his innocent and absolute faith that God will respond to his sufferings.
• The title reflects the theme of belief in divine help despite life’s hardships.
• The title highlights Lencho’s deep faith—so strong that he writes a literal letter to God.
• It shows how humans turn to divine help during crisis.
The story revolves completely around this act, making the title simple yet powerful.

Characters – Brief Notes

1. Lencho
• A simple, hardworking farmer dependent entirely on his crops.
• He was innocent and deeply spiritual with unshakable faith in God.
• Faces complete destruction of his field by a hailstorm.
• Writes a letter to God seeking financial help.
• Innocent to the point of suspecting humans but never doubting God.
• Misunderstands the postmaster’s help.
2. Postmaster
• Kind-hearted, empathetic, generous and compassionate.
• Deeply moved by Lencho’s strong faith.
• Organises money secretly to help Lencho.
• Wants to preserve the farmer’s belief in God.
• Shocked when Lencho accuses the staff of theft.
• Symbol of human goodness.
3. Post Office Employees
• Assist the postmaster in collecting money.
• Show kindness and empathy towards Lencho.
• Work together anonymously to help him.
• Represent human generosity and unity.
• Become victims of Lencho’s misunderstanding.
4. Lencho’s Family - Explanation
• Support Lencho and share his faith.
• Depend on the year’s harvest for survival.
• Experience fear and anxiety after the hailstorm.
• Trust Lencho’s decision to seek God’s help.
• Symbolize the struggles of poor rural families.
5. God (Symbolic Character)
• Represents hope, faith, and divine support.
• Exists as a spiritual figure in Lencho’s mind.
• Never visibly appears but influences the story.
• Works through humans—the post office staff.
• Symbolizes the ideal of ultimate trust.
🌄 SETTING
• A small house on a hill
• Rural countryside
• A simple farming village dependent on nature
• Enhances the theme of hope and helplessness
📖 PLOT (Short & Exam-friendly)
• Lencho hopes for rain to save his crops.
• A hailstorm destroys everything.
• In desperation, he writes a letter to God asking for 100 pesos.
• Postmaster collects money and sends it to help him.
• Lencho receives the money but thinks some of it is missing.
• He writes again—this time accusing the post office employees of being “a bunch of crooks.”
• Shows faith, innocence, and irony.
💡 VALUES
• Faith
• Hope
• Generosity
• Compassion
• Innocence
• Trust
• Humanity helping humanity
🎯 THEME
• Unshakeable faith in God
• Kindness of humans acting as God’s messengers
• Irony—Lencho mistrusts the very people who helped him
• Nature’s unpredictability and dependence on it