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"The narrator of the novel is the fictional writer of the story. He describes the feelings he has as he creates the character Macabea from the face of a girl from the North-East of Brazil he sees in a market. Where will his imagination take Macabea? Macabea exists therefore she is. She is a quiet and simple girl brought up by her strict aunt and at the time of the story is a virgin. She meets the macho Olimpico, who has killed a man and dreams of becoming a politician, and they date. In his spare time Olimpico goes to funerals. However he ditches Macabea for her work colleague buxom Gloria. Macabea goes to a doctor and innocently accepts her diagnosis of tuberculosis. She goes to a fortune teller who tells her what a terrible life she has (until that moment Macabea had thought of herself as happy) and that she will marry a rich foreigner called Hans. On leaving the fortune teller she is struck by a yellow Mercedes and falls bleeding to the pavement. For a while the writer narrator toys with killing her and then decides it is time for her to die. This brilliant Brazilian novel says much about what it is to be a misfit.
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John Marcel, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Inside culture (main char)
- Hispanic/Spanish
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Hispanic
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- secretary
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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