Reflexiones sobre el abuso de poder en la realidad social, económica y política desde la óptica de la novela Las cruces sobre el agua , Joaquín Gallegos Lara

Abstract

Abstract: In accordance with the emphasis of Ecuadorian literature in which, on the one hand, it shows customs very typical of the region and the citizen, on the other hand, presents the revelation social due to the problems that arise in the country. This essay has as its main objective present a descriptive and investigative analysis that serves as the purpose of providing reflections about the literary work Las Cruces sobre el agua by Joaquín Gallegos Lara. Since, this novel takes place in the city of Guayaquil as the main headquarters of all events. Its plot is to show the social and economic life of its characters driven by poverty, unemployment and social injustice. Which, together with the perspectives of other writers through the bibliography will show the social reality in which the author Gallegos Lara intended to demonstrate such helplessness in which the people suffered. Ending with the last section of this essay work, several conclusions and recommendations that invite us to reconsider the past and the reality of the marginalized and exploited peoples due to abuse of power.