▁literary ▁critic ▁Him el bla u ▁states ▁that ▁" the ▁novel ▁does ▁not ▁develop ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁as ▁a ▁fict ive ▁person age , ▁does ▁not ▁follow ▁the ▁President ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁actions ▁or ▁die get ic ▁comp lications ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁psych ological - exist ential ▁changes ▁or ▁transformations ▁of ▁his ▁character ". ▁ ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face ▁ ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁Face ▁( orig . ▁Spanish ▁) ▁is ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁complex ▁protagon ist . ▁He ▁is ▁introduced ▁as ▁the ▁President ' s ▁confident ial ▁advis er ; ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁references ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁President ' s ▁favorite ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁repeatedly ▁described ▁" as ▁beautiful ▁and ▁as ▁w icked ▁as ▁Sat an ". ▁As ▁the ▁plot ▁proceed s ▁readers ▁see ▁his ▁struggle ▁to ▁remain ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁dict ator ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁regime ' s ▁increasing ly ▁hor r ific ▁acts . ▁Angel ▁Face ▁is ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁recon cil ing ▁his ▁position ▁of ▁power ▁among ▁a ▁terror ized ▁people ▁with ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁ful fill ▁a ▁higher ▁moral ▁purpose . ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁literary ▁critic ▁Richard ▁Franklin , ▁he ▁" stru gg les ▁to ▁aff irm ▁his ▁absolute ▁existence ▁and ▁to ▁relate ▁this ▁to ▁an ▁authentic ▁self ". ▁ ▁Angel ▁Face ' s ▁lingu istic ▁intensity ▁often ▁reflect s ▁his ▁inner ▁moral ▁struggle : ▁' An ▁animal ▁makes ▁no ▁mistake ▁in ▁its ▁sexual ▁reck on ings ,' ▁he ▁thought . ▁' We ▁p iss ▁children ▁into ▁the ▁gra vey ard