Ernesto watches in anguish as his community tries to negotiate peacefully, only to be humiliated. The tension reaches a breaking point when Don Braulio has one of the elders arrested. The young men of the community, led by a character named , decide to take justice into their own hands. They ambush Don Braulio and beat him to death with stones.
The story reaches its climax when the villagers, led by doña Felipa, decide to rebel against Fermín and take control of the river. However, their attempt is ultimately unsuccessful, and Fermín's men violently suppress the uprising.
Ernesto watches in anguish as his community tries to negotiate peacefully, only to be humiliated. The tension reaches a breaking point when Don Braulio has one of the elders arrested. The young men of the community, led by a character named , decide to take justice into their own hands. They ambush Don Braulio and beat him to death with stones.
The story reaches its climax when the villagers, led by doña Felipa, decide to rebel against Fermín and take control of the river. However, their attempt is ultimately unsuccessful, and Fermín's men violently suppress the uprising. resumen de agua jose maria arguedas