María Fernanda Ampuero: degradación humana bajo el silencio de la sociedad en Pelea de gallos

Abstract

Abstract: This study focuses on analyzing seven stories from the play Pelea de gallos, where the The protagonists are teenagers and children who discover the true terror within their home. Even, at some point in their development, they lose their innocence, facing short age to sexual abuse and the loneliness of those abandoned homes, which leave wounds indelible in the soul. Likewise, these stories bring us characters who discover their sexuality at an early age, who follow their confused impulses, and later maintain an incestuous and lesbian love. Furthermore, this work shows the monstrosity and abject existing in our society. Therefore, there is no justice for the infinite voices off; All that remains is to fight with vigor in the face of so much massacre, since the strongest survive like a cockfight. Likewise, María Fernanda Ampuero's short story narrates her stories through a sober and descriptive style; uses penetrating images that transports you to that place impregnated with terror, which you want to be visualized.