Since the 1930s, the problem of national identity has become one of the most crucial issues in the Puerto Rican political and cultural arena. Politicians like Pedro Albizu Campos, Luis Munoz Mar(')in, and Luis A. Ferre, and writers like Antonio S. Pedreira, Tomas Blanco, and Rene Marques, have discussed the subject. Generally, fatalistic and catastrophic views of the national identity problem have been adopted, especially by supporters of Puerto Rican independence. Jose Luis Gonzalez rejects those views as product of a class ideology, that of the "creole bourgeoisie." To Gonzalez, the Puerto Rican masses do not have an identity problem, but rather a problem of consciousness of that identity. Thus, "cultural producers," like him, must strive to develop and to enrich Puerto Rican national mass consciousness by emphasizing the positive aspects and values of Puerto Rican identity or by criticizing the negative ones. / This dissertation tries to show how Jose Luis Gonzalez has attempted to achieve his primary aim of helping develop and enrich a national mass consciousness in Puerto Rico. It also describes the evolution of his humanist views. Gonzalez's essays and theoretical writings are analyzed first, since these express his views most directly. His fictional writings are also discussed. Finally, a critical conclusion assesses Gonzalez's literary efforts. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-03, Section: A, page: 0660. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76072 |
| Contributors | OTERO, HECTOR M., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 163 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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