General Characteristics of the Aguafuertes porteñas: 1.3 Characters.

A chapter of the book "The Semiotics of a Bourgeois Society: An Analysis of the "Aguafertes Porteñas" is presented. It focuses on the characters in Roberto Arlt's essays as they function within the events in the story itself, be they human or some inanimate part of the city itself. In the essay "Cor...

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Published in:Semiotics of a Bourgeois Society: An Analysis of the Aguafuertes Porteñas by Roberto Arlt pp. 14 - 21
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1997
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Summary:A chapter of the book "The Semiotics of a Bourgeois Society: An Analysis of the "Aguafertes Porteñas" is presented. It focuses on the characters in Roberto Arlt's essays as they function within the events in the story itself, be they human or some inanimate part of the city itself. In the essay "Corrientes, por la noche," Arlt gives a description that helps the reader visualize the shapes and colors of the various establishments. It states that the action of his characters reflect their social status and their personalities.