Análisis narratológico de los personajes de la novela Polvo y ceniza de Eliécer Cárdenas.

Abstract

The present research project is the narrative analysis of the characters from the novel “Polvo y ceniza” from the author Eliécer Cárdenas. It aims to provide the readers with a deeper knowledge of this literary work, in the value of the narrative, as well as in its relevance in Ecuadorian Literature. The analysis is focused on the main character, which plays the important role of an epic hero in the narrative of this novel. The purpose of the analysis is to understand the transcendence of this character in the collective perception and its interaction with the other characters, which are brought into the story by the author and happen to originate in Ecuadorian idiosyncracy. Through the author’s characterization in the narrative process, this novel has become one of the best contemporary literary works of Ecuador possesses.