Tengo miedo toreroLa identidad homosexual condicionada por la lucha de clases

Sammanfattning: Abstract  The novel Tengo miedo torero (2010) by the Chilean Pedro Lemebel, is characterized by presenting certain patterns. The first one is the presence and complexities that non-binary people experience, and the second is the political economic social context, determined by a dictatorship. The purpose of this work is to make a qualitative analysis of the novel, applying two theories: The Queer theory and the Marxist literary criticism. The reason why these two theories were chosen is that they represent the fundamental patterns of this novel clearly and assertively. As for queer theory, feminist theorists such as Simone de Beauvoir, Monique Wittig, Judith Butler and Beatriz Preciado are the outstanding ones. They visualize the studies of gender, homosexual identity and the presence of the femininity in the novel. Regarding Marxist literary criticism, authors such as Terry Eagleton, Andrew Heywood introduce themes, such as class struggle, inequality, revolution and politic ideologies. All these terminologies and concepts result in an intertwining between the socioeconomic conditions and the non-binary sexuality, marked by oppression.