Good Versus Evil in Max’s Lucha Libre Adventures Series (2011–2020) by Xavier Garza

Authors

Amy Cummins, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

7-25-2021

Abstract

Xavier Garza’s four-book series Max’s Lucha Libre Adventures, published from 2011 to 2020, both reinforces and questions the dichotomy of good and evil. The doppelganger figure of the Fallen Angel functions as a final opponent for the Guardian Angel, the uncle of adolescent protagonist Maximilian. Garza dramatizes the performative nature of virtue and villainy through rivalries and wrestling scenarios in which técnicos battle rudos. This bilingually published series written for intermediate readers holds literary significance and contributes to the popular global phenomenon of lucha libre.

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Recommended Citation

Cummins, A. (2021). Good Versus Evil in Max’s Lucha Libre Adventures Series (2011–2020) by Xavier Garza. In: Zouidi, N. (eds) Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7_14

Publication Title

Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7_14