The psyche of the title character struggles between an accusatory "Thou" voice and a defensive "I" voice.  
In 1934 and 1939 the title character took trips to Paris and New York, where he had affairs with foreign women.  However, the three most important women in his life are Teresa, Regina, and Catalina, and the only important man, his son Lorenzo, died a revolutionary.  The psyche of the title character struggles between an accusatory "Thou" voice and a defensive "I" voice.  Shamed by his accusatory voice for the betrayal of his friends, like Gonzalo Bernal, his ego protests that at least he survived while all the idealists perished in the revolution of 1910.  FTP, identify this novel about the final days of a political boss in contemporary Mexico, written by Carlos Fuentes.
In 1934 and 1939 the title character took trips to Paris and New York, where he had affairs with foreign women.  
The Death of Artemio Cruz or La muerte de Artemio Criz