Personaje teatral y ficción novelesca en Don Juan

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester se dio cuenta que la figura de don Juan se había convertido a largo del tiempo en un mito, pero el público comprendía poco la naturaleza de la fascinación que provocaba. En Don Juan, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester trae este mito a un supuesto escenario real. Un periodista se encuentra con el seductor y su criado, los cuales representan ante él unos papeles que no se sabe si son reales o son ficciones.This is a theoretical paper about reading based on Eugenio Coseriu’s theory of the text and on considerations by others authors. It also uses the author’s experience in courses taught in Secondary School and in University. Teenagers have difficulties in reading long texts and may find it hard to relate to cultural issues. For this reason, the aesthetic effect of literary works facilitates the transmission of values that help to increase students’ interest in culture as well as enhancing their self-improvement and self-knowledge