History Literature / TheTimeOfTheHero

%%* BiggerIsBetterInBed: The Boa.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Slave is killed by The Jaguar in a sort of DeadlyPrank combined with DisproportionateRetribution. When Gamboa tries to find out about it, he gets reassigned to Juliaca by his superiors in order to mantain the school's reputation. The Jaguar eventually feels regret about what he did and tells Gamboa about it, but it's too late. Alberto (The Slave's OnlyFriend) decides to forget about the incident while The Jaguar marries Teresa and slowly changes into a better person. Time passes, people change... and life, as it always does, goes on.]]

** Also, [[spoiler: The Slave's father was this. When his son dies, he reveals that he was abusive towards The Slave because he only wanted to tough him up a bit. It's bad, because all The Slave ever sees is his cold, harsh, abusive attitude, leading to realistic consequences.]]

* LoveTriangle: All three main characters are in love with Teresa, The Jaguar's childhood friend. She never really acknowledges The Slave's existence and fells in love with Alberto instead. After [[spoiler: The Slave's death]], Alberto feels guilty about it and breaks up with her, never telling her why. In the epilogue, Teresa is HappilyMarried to The Jaguar.

* FiveManBand:
** TheBigBad: The Jaguar.
** TheDragon: The Boa.
** TheEvilGenius: Brigadier Arróspide.
** TheBrute: Curly.
** TheDarkChick: Vallano.
** TheLancer: Cava.

%%* HumiliationConga: It happens to a lot of characters, usually not PlayedForLaughs.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Slave is killed by The Jaguar in a sort of DeadlyPrank combined with DisproportionateRetribution. When Gamboa tries to find out about it, he gets reassigned to Juliaca by his superiors in order to mantain the school's reputation. The Jaguar eventually feels regret about what he did and tells Gamboa about it, but it's too late. Alberto (The Slave's OnlyFriend) decides to forget about the incident while The Jaguar marries Teresa, and he is a better person now. Time passes, people change... and life, as it always does, goes on.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Slave is killed by The Jaguar in a sort of DeadlyPrank combined with DisproportionateRetribution. When Gamboa tries to find out about it, he gets reassigned to Juliaca. The Jaguar eventually feels regret about what he did and tells Gamboa about it, but it's too late. Alberto (The Slave's OnlyFriend) decides to forget about the incident while The Jaguar marries Teresa, and he is a better person now. Time passes, people change... and life, as it always does, goes on.]]

* FiveBadBand:

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Vargas Llosa spent a couple of years in the academy in his youth.

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: The Circle.

* AnachronicOrder

* BiggerIsBetterInBed: The Boa.

* ButtMonkey: The Slave.

* {{Determinator}}: The Jaguar.

* HumiliationConga: It happens to a lot of characters, usually not PlayedForLaughs.
* InMediasRes
* InTheBack: [[spoiler:The Slave.]]

* MilitarySchool

* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize

* TheReveal

* TheSpartanWay

* TeensAreMonsters

''The Time of the Hero'' (Spanish: ''La Ciudad y los Perros'', translated literally as ''The City and the Dogs'') is a 1963 novel. It was the first novel published by MarioVargasLlosa. It deals with a group of students in a military school in Lima, Perú; their relationships, their backgrounds, their lives in a school ruled by strict military rules.

* BittersweetEnding

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The Jaguar, as shown in his POVs.