| Summary: | <p>In <em>El Martin Pescador,</em> Luis Durán creates an interesting oneiric universe that reflects on power, identity, childhood and memories. In this article, I explore the topic of alienation through the study of the mirror and the maze as literary tropes. We start from a Lacanian study of alienation as lack, which sets the hero in a limited goods situation that triggers his journey. Through the analysis of formal features, symbolism and intertextuality in <em>El Martín Pescador, </em>I propose three types of mazes as a reflection of the hero’s itinerary within the city. This reading finally suggests that Martin’s alienation is solved by acquiring a metaphorical language provided by his journey through the oneiric world. </p>
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