One aspect of the heroic figure in contemporary Argentine literature: Plop, by Rafael Pinedo
Abstract
Plop (2002), by Argentine writer Rafael Pinedo, is analysed. The main character of this novel is a hero in search of self-knowledge, who illustrates, through adventure, the world of which he is a part, built from the author's thoughts about everything that could get worse within his society. In this way, the story, which draws on mythology and science fiction, allows a reading of the human being and his or her socio-historical conditioning: is it possible to destroy culture? The theoretical framework corresponds to the cultural semiotics of Iuri Lotman.
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