Symbolism In Isabel Allende's The House Of The Spirits
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende conveys the idea of symbolism with the use of names of the characters along with the act of vampirism. Allende creates, for the most part, a character’s name to be a hint which helps illustrate an idea of understanding about his or her characteristics or role within the novel. Clara del Valle is a main female character with a significance tied to her name. In Spanish, the word “clara” means clear or straightforward. In the story, Clara is well-tempered and calm which ultimately leads to her having a clear mind. She also has an interesting ability to look into the future with the help of an unworldly hand. This allows her to have a straightforward connection with the upcoming events that will lead
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In the first part of the story, Estaban is compulsive, exploitive, exquisite, and selfish, which are considered to be only a few of the many characteristics of a literal vampire. He gained his success by rebuilding an estate that was found in ruins, but he didn’t do it alone, by himself. He used the labor of the Tres Marias peasants day and night. He also takes advantage of them in order to gain power such as giving them unfair wages in vouchers. He has seen others as an inferior species and shows no respect towards the autonomy of others. Another great characteristic of being a literal vampire is that Estaban has taken advantage of young virgin girls in the novel. It started with a young peasant and also a virgin victim named Pancha Garcia, who has been sexually assaulted by Estaban in erotic hunger. Later on in the story, she becomes pregnant and Estaban loses all interest in her. Afterwards, he starts looking toward other young girls of the peasant family, taking away their innocence. He has a superb character and the only one to have survived the whole novel. His age has been emphasized as being alive and been living in a span of three generations. The use of symbolism and vampirism within The House of the Spirits helps create a deeper meaning that allows the reader to understand more of the characters and context of the story itself. The understanding of the significance of
In the first part of the story, Estaban is compulsive, exploitive, exquisite, and selfish, which are considered to be only a few of the many characteristics of a literal vampire. He gained his success by rebuilding an estate that was found in ruins, but he didn’t do it alone, by himself. He used the labor of the Tres Marias peasants day and night. He also takes advantage of them in order to gain power such as giving them unfair wages in vouchers. He has seen others as an inferior species and shows no respect towards the autonomy of others. Another great characteristic of being a literal vampire is that Estaban has taken advantage of young virgin girls in the novel. It started with a young peasant and also a virgin victim named Pancha Garcia, who has been sexually assaulted by Estaban in erotic hunger. Later on in the story, she becomes pregnant and Estaban loses all interest in her. Afterwards, he starts looking toward other young girls of the peasant family, taking away their innocence. He has a superb character and the only one to have survived the whole novel. His age has been emphasized as being alive and been living in a span of three generations. The use of symbolism and vampirism within The House of the Spirits helps create a deeper meaning that allows the reader to understand more of the characters and context of the story itself. The understanding of the significance of