ABSTRACT
Oscar Zeta Acostaa's attitude only contributes to a state of general disorder, for Zeta was a consummate master of disarray and entanglement. Zeta's linguistic switch brings to mind the oeuvre of José Antonio Villarreal, the so-called father of Chicano fiction, whose autobiographical narrative, Pocho, published in 1959, is widely and mistakenly considered the very first Mexican-American novel. The strongest explanation for Zeta's disappearance, writes Joe Rodríguez, has to do with paranoia and narcotics. Informants within the Chicano movement kept delivering updates on Zetas behavior. He is listed as participating in "civil disturbances, anti-U.S. demonstrations or hostile incidents," and using "threatening or abusive statements about the US or foreign officials.".
