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- W50007920 abstract "With his most recent novel, The Fifth Horseman, Jos? Antonio Vi llarreal not only composes an in timate portrait of its hero, Heraclio In?s, but also sets before the eyes of his readers an image of the very genesis of contemporary man, for this work concerns man's involvement in political revolution and personal lib eration. Villarreal chooses the cir cumstances of the Mexican Revolu tion out of which to fashion the particular events and characters of his novel: the lament of los des graciados? of a people tethered by roles, stifled by traditions, cleaved into oppressors and oppressed, and forbidden from guiding their own destiny ? the agonizing struggle for authenticity, brotherhood, and self determination, and the emergence of man liberated, oriented toward a future of constructive hopefulness, and endowed with grace. All this is conveyed in this sensitively drawn tale of the Revolution. While Villarreal holds his novel together by focusing primarily on Heraclio, he does not limit his tale solely to a revelation of the per sonality and thoughts of this charac ter. Villarreal meticulously illumi nates, for i Sita ce, the social organization existing in M?xico prior to the Revolution. Through the delineation and development of sub ordinate characters, he exposes the tyrannical system of patronismo that defines all interpersonal relationships and establishes seemingly insurmount able distinctions between clearly delineated roles from which each person must derive a sense of purpose and identity. For example, though the patron don Aurelio may enjoy a degree of liberty made possible by his wealth, he is nonetheless defined by his relationship with his peones. Don Aurelio owns an extensive area of land over which he rules as a lord, but, as his future son-in-law Domin go intimates, he realizes his identity most fully only insofar as he fulfills his responsibilities to the life and soul of the servants in his charge. More over, don Aurelio is not permitted by Villarreal to manifest traits distinct from his role. He is seen either ex" @default.
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- W50007920 title "A GHICANO TWENTIETH-CENTURY BOOK OF GENESIS" @default.
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