Mercè Rodoreda’s novel, “The Times of the Dove,” was a captivating and page-turning read told through the lens of a resilient and hardworking mother who struggled through the Spanish Civil War. The narrator, Natalia, provided readers with valuable insights into how women lived through the war and the challenges they had to face to provide […]
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The novel ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Merce Rodoreda, portrays the story of a young woman who was engaged to Pere at first but then it showcases how her life turned out to be when a man named Quimet asked her to dance with her at the Placa Del Diamant and told her that […]
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I believe that “The Time of the Doves” by Mercé Rodoreda is a story about how women grow in turbulent times. I must admit that Natalia is a very vivid character. Vividness also implies that she is not perfect; she has some flaws that initially made me dislike her. As someone from the present era, […]
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Agostino by Alberto Moravia was a very interesting read. This young boy who is completely infatuated by his mother’s presence and longs so dearly for her love becomes evident in the rest few pages of the book. Right at the beginning of the book, Agostino states how much it means to spend time with his mother. Going boating every day, laying on the beach, and being in her presence fills his pride and identity but when her presence is shared with others he becomes jealous. An interesting theme that came…read more
Hi Everyone! This week I chose to read Agostino by Moravia. I think this was an interesting read, but it made me uncomfortable at times. It includes a lot of discussions about growing up, trauma and class. In the beginning of the novel, Agostino is a high class child living with his mother, and […]
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“Nada” by Carmen Laforet had me questioning if this was the craziest, yet oddly realistic, family I have ever read about. Aside from all the comments about the women in the book acting like animals, from the grandmother or men, I still could not understand why Andrea bothered to stay so long in this family […]
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This book is definitely my favourite one yet. “The Shrouded Woman” is ultimately a story of revolt, a violation of social norms and patriarchal restrictions. Bombal portrays a woman who defies societal expectations about her role through the character of Ana María. Rather, Ana María challenges the confining grip of custom and expectation by asserting […]
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As I write this, I’m listening to “She’s a Mystery to Me” by Roy Orbison, and in some way, I think the lyrics of this song relate to the musings expressed in “The Shrouded Woman” and talked about in the lecture – that in this novel, there is something about the female characters that cannot […]
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It was painful to read — not only about the difficulty of the book, but also the tragic feeling, maily from the love, I could look through Ana Maria’s life. As I follow Ana Maria’s life, from the “cowardly desertion” of Ricardo, her first love, lunatic jealousy of Silvia towards Maria Griselda, and marriage “out […]
Hi everyone! This week we all read “The Shrouded Woman” written by Luisa Maria Bombal. I found this novel difficult and slow to start and understand but it was a very interesting read. It is written from a very obscure perspective in which Ana Maria, the main character, is in a sort of purgatory. […]
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