Juan Roa as metaphor and irony of Colombian identity in El crimen del siglo, by Miguel Torres

Abstract

This paper addresses El crimen del siglo novel written by Miguel Torres from the term "framework" to show how Juan Roa is set to metaphor and irony of national identity. Ask magnicida the main character of the novel, not Gaitán, allow you to subvert the order, as the crime of the century is that of Roa Sierra, lynched by the angry mob, which constructs a "double meaning" ironic. El crimen del siglo is seen as a metaphor for the history of Colombia, which since 48 lives impotence to leave the collective delirium shuttling between the worship of the looters and the fight against looting