This paper is an analysis of "Un tal Lucas". It examines the meaning practices that the author uses by creating a text which is centered in a rather fatuous character. The method of analysis is textual semiotic interpretative, which led to own interpretations. This paper touches two basic aspects: (i) the meaning elements which configure the protagonist of the novel. And (ii) the description that the novels makes about Latin America from the point of view of an Argentine man. Conclusions are: (i) Cortazar creates a post-modern hero, this is, one that has no notorious traits. Lucas, is engaged in a battle with himself: he thought he was destined to achieve big things, but he discovers he is an ordinary man; accepting this reality becomes the central drama in his life. And (ii), by ding that, the novel also reflects Latin Americans' main concerns: their little quotidian conflicts and the presence of diverse dictatorships. Cortazar traces his vision, many times a sarcastic one, about the standard man and of his priorities. Latin America has experienced both left and right-winged dictatorships, and they all coincide in their pragmatic way of making politics, which are widely accepted by their respective nations, that only think of resolving their immediate needs without looking at the future.
