Realismo, "El legajo"

I really enjoyed the discussion we had this week on Naturalism. I found myself becoming really interested in the genre and especially Realism, mostly as a reflection of the way my mind thinks. Since I was younger, I always entertained an affinity towards the sciences, even though my main interests lied in humanities. I find that Realism is a perfect balance of these two areas, balancing a logical and scientific approach to the world around us while giving a literary account of it. “El legajo” by Bazan was a perfect example of this balance in my opinion, but only because of Bazan’s realist touch to the naturalist approach. Without the perspective of the mental process that Lucio Novoa goes through when he fantasizes his ancestral past, I feel like the story would lack a significant portion of the story. The look inside his romantic thoughts revealed a side of Lucio that makes up who “Lucio” really is. This is true for all of us too. Our inner thoughts, dreams, desires, while many times are not made public, are revelations of the true self. I find this perspective of realism most interesting, and plan on reading more of Bazan’s works in the future.