Characterization and Principal Themes in the Novels of Gustavo A. Martinez Zuviria (pseud. Hugo West) Page: 49
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Spanish merchants and the kn ave entrsted the founding of
the settlement, appears with few of the graces of the Spanish
gentlemen , but with iron will and a professional empetenee
which auaa hd admrab~y suited, for his role, but whh ih.
spire fear and respect rather than atfetion,
y ; Orgas, the schemi and unscrupu ous suitor of. Ura*
ea, -s a villlain whom the author se almost to have thown
into the story for good measure* However, saine he was re-
sponsible for havig Brndo Grespo arooned early in the sto ,
his existence in the novel may be justified on the ground, hat
he thusmade t possible for Utrac.ats rescur to esoap* the
asacre and return to her at the most opportune tae,
naturally enough, a g a ira iPs filled with the t
of description for which ast is Justly noted. The virgin
forests, uneplored rivers, and unknown animals of the part
of Agentina which the novelist chose for his se tti g present
both a challen eas d nd a stius to his romantic gntion.
Even in scenes of no historical foundation, Past succeeds in
sustaintng the mood of novelty and priitiveness.
he idea of basing his novel upon a histortl. incident
of which there were few survivors was a happy on for the
author. He stands in little danger of ben contradicted or
of bet called to task for the exess of magIinattan, and even
if he were, the merits of' ~ la iran as sheer entertainment
far outweigh its defects of conception and acastruction,
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Gerding, Jess L. Characterization and Principal Themes in the Novels of Gustavo A. Martinez Zuviria (pseud. Hugo West), thesis, 1947; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53705/m1/52/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .