On Monday, January 19, 2026, in class (via Zoom) we had some discussion about Mad Toy, answering the question of whether or not Silvio Astier a likeable figure, and should he be? Here are the notes we took:
Is Silvio Astier a likeable figure?
If we had had time, we would also have tried to answer the following additional questions:
In what ways is Argentina, as depicted in Arlt’s novel, “modern”?
What is the role of reading, or books, in Mad Toy?
