Lengua Para Diablo is a story about poverty and a family that is suffering because

of it. In the story, a man lost his job and has lost the will to talk to his wife – hence,
the title, the devil ate his words. The story illustrated what kind of struggle a
normal family must have, especially if they live in poverty.

What does lengua symbolize in Lengua para Diablo?

Answer: Language is the word in Spanish which means tongue in english. This
was used in the Lengua Para Diablo. And know translating it means Tongue for the
Devil. The Lengua Para Diablo is the story about the family and the way they are
suffering from the poverty.

What does lengua symbolize?

In the story "Lengua De Diablo", Lengua means words. The literal translation of
the title is that the devil ate my words. ... Words here symbolizes the potential and
ability to speak for oneself.

How does the girl misinterpret her father's words in the story of lengua para
Diablo?
Explanation: The girl in the Lengua para diablo ( the devil ate my words)
misinterpreted her father because she thought that her father had sold his tongue to
the employer and the employer had cooked the tongue of her father in a traditional
style and eaten it.

What does the devil ate my words mean?

In the story, what the father meant by saying, "the devil ate my words" is that he
can't react about his wife's complains. The word seems to run out from his mouth
because he agrees with his wife about the state of their lives, especially since he
was unemployed and failed to give them a luxurious life.

What do you think the story is trying to say lengua para Diablo?
Answer. The story shows us how unemployment and poverty greatly affects a
family, particularly if the father is the one unemployed. The father lost his pride
and the ability to speak for himself.

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