house of spirits
...re loved when she does not talk. • Allende implies the revolution through the conflicts that the Trueba family faces. She gains a more diverse book by not referencing Chile. It can be related to many different cultures and types of people. • Rosa as a mermaid stands for her perfect ness and how most guys are attracted to her. Every man dreams about mermaids with different color hair which Rosa has. Barrabas is a large dog that comes to be a great companion for Clara. It is her best friend that represents an imagery friend. Uncle Marcos and his adventures show that there is more to life than the regular jobs. He shows the crazy and unique side of the family. He puts images into the children’s heads. Clara and her psychic abilities are related to the older Indians in villages that seem to have a special calling for seeing visions. Pedro and the ants also represent this. He uses patience to get the ants to leave. He respects them and asks them to leave instead of demanding and forcing them out. It show a how Esteban handles and of his problems through out he novel. • The house on the corner- is ferula likes to live the most. It is the “civilized” house. It is they take care of the starving children and homeless people. It shows the sensitive and helpful part of Esteban and his family’s nature. Tres marias- it shows the details of Esteban are hard working life. He feels that he needs to take care and control everything in order for it to run smoothly. He wants his daughter to marry who he wants and he wants the political party that he favors to win. The building that Alba is captured in shows the kind of torture that the people had to deal with for their different political views. • Transito Soto borrows money from Esteban and starts her own clean business. She uses her ideas from working in a hard environment; she changes what she didn’t like. The setting of the business is the dreams and fantasies of real men. Ferula becomes good friends with Clara and overcomes some of her issues by talking and caring for Clara. Clara deals with her problems by helping others and writing down what goes on during each day. She uses subtle ways to solve problems, for example the starving ch...