The Death of Artemio Cruz (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Carlos Fuentes
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1889-1959
- Setting: Mexico
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Revolutionaries, Nineteenth century, Marriage, 1940’s, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, Oppression, Death or dying, Moral conditions, Business or business people, Corruption, Mexico or Mexicans, Millionaires
- Locales: Mexico City, Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico
Characters Discussed
Artemio Cruz (ahr-TEH-mee-oh crews), a wealthy, corrupt landowner in postrevolutionary Mexico. He remembers significant episodes of his seventy years of life while on his deathbed. In his memories, related out of chronological order, he searches for his own identity, which is, like the Mexican national identity, based on the rape of the mother. Cruz joins the Mexican Revolution determined to fight against the landowners and for the rights of the peasants who work on the land. He associates himself with the winning faction of General Álvaro Obregón and,...
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