Between vertical and horizontal lines. Symbolic death and suicidal self-destruction in La vida inútil by Pito Pérez
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Statut: | Versión publicada |
| Date de publication: | 2025 |
| Description: | ABSTRACT In this article we analyze the suicidal self-destruction of the protagonist of the novel La vida inútil de Pito Pérez by the mexican writer José Rubén Romero (1890-1952). To do so, we resort to an interdisciplinary cross between literary studies and philosophy. Using as a theoretical reference the work of Adriana Cavarero Inclinations and taking up two frequent postures in the human being (upright and inclined) we will determine how “Humanity” (the post-revolutionary Michoacan society) stands as a great upright and verticalized entity that, with its false morals, customs and beliefs, leads and inclines Pito Perez to live (or prefer) situations that culminated in harmful and/or destructive events towards his person. Romero, being part of that “Humanity”, with his verticality further instigates Perez to opt for suicidal behavior through a “past-present” by manipulating his memories to (re)direct, and bend, his memories towards vices and corruption. In this way, it is possible to understand Pérez’s life as a long process of suicidal self-destruction provoked by various political-social agents and processes. |
| Pays: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Langue: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/64573 |
| Accès en ligne: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/64573 |
| Mots-clés: | José Rubén Romero inclination verticality suicidal self-destruction alcoholism and begging inclinación verticalidad autodestrucción suicida alcoholismo y mendicidad |