“Pantaleão e as visitadoras”

social and juridical analysis of the Mario Vargas Llosa’s book

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the reflections of Mario Vargas Llosa’s book, from 1974, Pantaleão e as Visitadoras, especially the criticism of the military. In his novel, Llosa uses ironic comedy, to show us something very unusual about the Peruvian Army, to criticize the military from the 70’s who dominated Latin America, and to show other social cultural aspects from Latin America. The book, besides its humor, reflects deeply about the military and moral attitudes abound. It talks about a religious guide who convinces the crowd to follow him, and the power of the media and its problems with manipulation and sensationalism. Llosa writes from Latin America to Latin America and in that way shows the truth.