Dasein y desengaño en El Zarco, Los de abajo y Pedro Páramo

Without losing sight of the socio-historic backdrop, this article examines disillusion suffered by main characters in El Zarco Manuel Altamirano, Los de abajo Mariano Azuela, and Pedro Páramo Juan Rulfo. Their arduous awakening to reality drives narrative, way which they face their true situations reveals spiritual bearing that enlivens them could very well be an echo authors felt view realities inspired works. The ontology proposed Martin Heidegger Being Time serves consider characterization three novels’ protagonists. Besides revealing these works’ existential vein, approach invites a consideration authors’ philosophical stance.