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Nonetheless, the example is similar. An entire nation of people is in an uprising against a powerful dictator, led by one man, defeats their enemies to get to victory. There are echoes here of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in the United States led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is only when testimonial literature comes onto the scene that we understand how important both of these former points are. Testimonial narrative makes real the pain of poverty.

Gustavo Gutierrez's preferential option for the poor definitely becomes a misnomer when testimonial literature is introduced into the picture. The problem with preferential option for the poor is that it is a term specifically designed for the vocabulary of academics which seek to side with the poverty-stricken Other which they, the academics, most likely have little to no contact with on a daily basis.

However, they wish to have some type of a language which bridges that crevasse-like gap, and thus chose preferential option for the poor. Thus, women -- having been subjected to rape and other kinds of suffering -- have the peace of knowing that they are represented in testimonial literature like women such as Rigoberta Menchu.

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It is hoped that through raising awareness of these issues in gender politics that women will not be exploited further in war and in other contexts in the world.

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