The Underdogs (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Mariano Azuela
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1914-1915
- Setting: Mexico
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Journalism or journalists, Revolutionaries, Revolutions, Prostitution or prostitutes, Villages, 1910’s, Native Americans or American Indians, Mexico or Mexicans, Outlaws, Armies
- Locales: Mexico
Characters Discussed
Demetrio Macías (day- MAY-tree-oh mah-SEE-ahs), a Mexican Indian who fights against government forces in the Mexican Revolution. Demetrio rebels against the government as a result of the treatment he receives at the hands of Federalist troops. He has no personal ambition, but his bravery and leadership eventually earn him the rank of general. Still, he is not a student of the rebel cause. His reasons for fighting at the outset are simple, even personal; later, he does not know why he continues to fight. His men wreak havoc on the many towns they enter, but...
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