One of the primary concerns of "El Atravesado" is the relationship between the individual and the state. Caicedo critiques the ways in which modern societies exert control over citizens, suppressing dissent and creativity in the name of order and stability. El Atravesado's struggles to articulate his own desires and values are constantly thwarted by the demands of the external world, which seeks to reduce him to a mere cipher, a conformist drone.
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