Del monstruo a lo humano monstruoso : un análisis de la monstruosidad en Mandíbula y Nefando de Mónica Ojeda.

Abstract

Throughout history, the figure of the monster has been constantly present in society, taking into account physically horrible beings as well as humans that act against or away from social conventions. It is this last figure that this essay explores, analyzing Monica Ojeda’s novels Nefando and MandÍbula, which step away from the concept of monster as a hybrid or terrifying being, and instead present it as a human being that surrenders to his most primitive nature, unleashing the dark feelings and impulses that society rejects as a constitutional part of the human essence.