La incorporeidad de la nación

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the definition and the effects globalization has on the XXI Century Mexico through the eyes of Josué Nadal, main character of Carlos Fuentes’ novel La voluntad y la fortuna (2008). Nadal’s interactions with other characters in the story are constrained by globalized ideas such as a distorted history, a diffused philosophy, and a detached body. Taking Tom Nairn and Paul James’ theories on globalization, Nadal’s relations with the rest of the characters and with Mexico’s spaces represent the impact of globalization on the development of national identity.