Adolescents in The City: Rebellion and Inconformism in Peruvian Modern Narrative

This article examines two narrative texts published in Peru during the sixties: Los inocentes. Relatos de collera ([1961] 2011) by Oswaldo Reynoso (1932-2016), and Los cachorros (1967) by Mario Vargas Llosa. The analysis focuses on the construction of identities among the adolescent subjects who sta...

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Autor: Susti, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24652
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/lexis/article/view/24652
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Narrativa peruana del siglo XX
Ciudad y literatura
Adolescencia y literatura
Culturas juveniles
Peruvian narrative of the 20th century
City and literature
Adolescence and literature
Youth cultures
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Sumario:This article examines two narrative texts published in Peru during the sixties: Los inocentes. Relatos de collera ([1961] 2011) by Oswaldo Reynoso (1932-2016), and Los cachorros (1967) by Mario Vargas Llosa. The analysis focuses on the construction of identities among the adolescent subjects who star in them, considering elements such as social class, generation, gender, territory, language and others, as part of the emergence of the so-called “youth cultures” in western societies since the fifties. In addition, it recognizes the differences between both narratives in terms of the representation of youth cultures, particularly with respect to the relationship that adolescent subjects establish with hegemonic culture.