Boy of the Azcoitía family

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The Boy of the Azcoitía family is a grotesquely deformed heir whose hidden existence and symbolic monstrosity drive much of the psychological and social horror in José Donoso’s novel "The Obscene Bird of Night."

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Boy of the Azcoitía family canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
grotesque heir
literary character
appearsIn The Obscene Bird of Night NERFINISHED
associatedWith Casa de Ejercicios NERFINISHED
Chilean upper class
countryOfOriginOfWork Chile NERFINISHED
createdBy José Donoso NERFINISHED
existsInFictionalUniverse The Obscene Bird of Night universe
hasFamilyName Azcoitía NERFINISHED
hasNarrativeFunction drives psychological horror
drives social horror
hasNarrativeRole heir
symbolic monster
hasPhysicalCharacteristic grotesquely deformed
hasThemeRelation body and deformity
marginality
otherness
power and control
secrecy
isCentralTo plot of The Obscene Bird of Night
psychological atmosphere of the novel
social critique in the novel
isHeirOf Azcoitía family NERFINISHED
isHiddenFrom Chilean aristocratic society
languageOfWork Spanish
symbolizes degeneration of aristocracy
monstrosity of power
repressed fears
social decay

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The Obscene Bird of Night notableCharacter Boy of the Azcoitía family