Juan Villoro y la mala suerte. (Pre)confesiones en Los culpables

Abstract

Guilt can drive one to silence or to confession. In Los culpables, Juan Villoro collects seven testimonies of seven characters who feel sorry for the circumstances in which they find themselves. If confession means being condemned, it can also become the beginning of a path that leads to salvation. The bad luck that brings the seven subjects together stems from the indecision of the protagonists and from the anxiety that life or others cause them due to their own lack of control. This weakness can lead to complaint, prior to confession phase, or to vileness and subsequent concerns, in order to be included in the confession itself. Through the analysis and classification of these stories, concepts of luck, guilt, confession and change will be examined from the perspective of the Mexican writer.