El cautivo
E622091
"El cautivo" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of identity, memory, and cultural dislocation through the tale of a European boy raised among Indigenous people in Argentina.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El cautivo canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor |
Borges’s exploration of memory and oblivion
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Borges’s recurring concern with identity ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | relations between European settlers and Indigenous peoples in Argentina ⓘ |
| explores |
construction of personal identity
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limits of memory ⓘ tension between biological origin and cultural upbringing ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | European boy raised among Indigenous people ⓘ |
| genre | short story ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
captivity
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clash of cultures ⓘ return to origins ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | Borgesian ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonistConflict | inability to reintegrate into European-Argentine society ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | European descent ⓘ |
| protagonistUpbringing | Indigenous community in Argentina ⓘ |
| setting | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
assimilation
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belonging ⓘ cultural dislocation ⓘ identity ⓘ loss of identity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
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