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 ⓘ
associatedWith Casa de Ejercicios ⓘ
Chilean upper class ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork Chile ⓘ
createdBy José Donoso ⓘ
existsInFictionalUniverse The Obscene Bird of Night universe ⓘ
hasFamilyName Azcoitía ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ