Hello everyone,
I think that in House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer is using the five-legged horse as a symbol for socialism. Socialism is a type of government formed by democracy (ruled by the people) and communism (belief in coming together). In the story, Raul is saying that the extra leg on the animal is going to distracts the horse and make it less eficient. So to help the horse, they would cut off the fifth leg. Part of socialism is communism, "...advocate rebellion toward the ruling class." (www.wisegeek.com/what-is-socialism). The extra leg is rebelling from the others and not not working together. The other legs would represent democracy, because they are the people, and they are the ones being affected.
-Shalese Long
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