El indígena ecuatoriano frente a la injusticia social: una lectura de Huasipungo

Abstract

Abstract: The topic of this research paper is: The Ecuadorian Indigenous People Facing Social Injustice: A Reading of Huasipungo. It examines the social injustice against the Ecuadorian Indigenous people through a critical reading of Huasipungo, written by Jorge Icaza in 1934. The study confirms that Huasipungo transcends its literary status to become an ethical testimony and a device of historical memory that challenges the present. This essay was undertaken because Huasipungo constitutes one of the most powerful denunciations of the social and economic realities that have historically affected Ecuadorian Indigenous people. The thesis on which Huasipungo is based reflects, in a stark and direct way, the social injustice suffered by Ecuadorian Indigenous people, making visible their exploitation and dehumanization under the latifundio system. It also highlights its pedagogical relevance in diverse educational, cultural, and social contexts, where it operates as a tool for critical awareness that fosters empathy, justice, and full recognition of indigenous peoples in a state that proclaims itself plurinational but reproduces exclusionary logics.