Intertextuality and Hybrid Identity in Mario Vargas Llosa’s The Storyteller
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
16-5-2021
End Date
22-5-2021
Keywords
Intertextuality, Hybridization, Identity
Abstract
This presentation explores an intertextual comparison between Saul Zuratas/Mascarita, in Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel The Storyteller and Saul of Tarsus/Paul, the apostle from the Christian New Testament and, from a larger perspective, the Judeo-Christian tradition as a hybridization of elements from multiple cultures. The textual comparison includes the similarity in the names and backgrounds of both Sauls and the adaptation that accompanies the inclusion of an outsider into an exclusive group. An analysis of the indigenous Machiguenga tribe and intentional references to similarities between tribal migrations and the Jewish people’s journey through the wilderness after a period of captivity are addressed. This paper also engages with recent scholarship to assess the role of identity in The Storyteller with an emphasis on assigned versus assumed identity. Overlapping categories of identity are examined to further delve into the individual’s responsibility in the creation of their own identity.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, James, "Intertextuality and Hybrid Identity in Mario Vargas Llosa’s The Storyteller" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 5.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CAH/5
Department/Program
Communication
Additional Mentoring Department
English
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/intertextuality-and-hybrid-identity-in-mario-vargas-llosas-the-storyteller/
Intertextuality and Hybrid Identity in Mario Vargas Llosa’s The Storyteller
Ellensburg
This presentation explores an intertextual comparison between Saul Zuratas/Mascarita, in Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel The Storyteller and Saul of Tarsus/Paul, the apostle from the Christian New Testament and, from a larger perspective, the Judeo-Christian tradition as a hybridization of elements from multiple cultures. The textual comparison includes the similarity in the names and backgrounds of both Sauls and the adaptation that accompanies the inclusion of an outsider into an exclusive group. An analysis of the indigenous Machiguenga tribe and intentional references to similarities between tribal migrations and the Jewish people’s journey through the wilderness after a period of captivity are addressed. This paper also engages with recent scholarship to assess the role of identity in The Storyteller with an emphasis on assigned versus assumed identity. Overlapping categories of identity are examined to further delve into the individual’s responsibility in the creation of their own identity.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CAH/5
Faculty Mentor(s)
Christopher Schedler