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Isabel Allende writes an encompassing novel which tells the story of four generations of a complicated family over a period of seventy years. Throughout the novel, a myriad of emotions are felt as the reader is taken on journeys with the poor through poverty and desperation, with the rich through greed and manipulation, with the man through his desires and pride, with the woman through her sacrifice and sorrow, and with life through unforeseen consequences and fates of characters. The House of the

Research, Isabel Allende, In any story or novel there is more that goes into the line plot than a writer with an imagination. In the novel The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, there is real hurt as well as real problems that happen in the real world but with a twist. Some of these obstacles that are presented in the novel come from the real hurt and the real struggles that author goes through in their lifetime. Yes through Isabel Allende's rough life she was able to have a very successful

A characteristic that makes a novel special is the author’s ability to infuse an elaborate theme with a unique plot. Isabel Allende achieves this in her novel, The House of the Spirits. There are important themes conveyed and built upon in the story as the plot moves from one generation of the family to the next. Through her writing, Allende addresses social and political issues as well as an array of minor themes. Her novel, The House of the Spirits, conveys an inquisitive message about discrimination

“Write what should not be forgotten” - Isabel Allende, she is one of the most important latin writers in the world. With that being said, a well known writer has a great responsibility of advocating “us the people making a change in the world” to write by using powerful literary devices such as the creation of Magical Realism. For example, Isabel Allende’s memoir “The Sum Of Our Days” depicts the unbearable pain towards the death of her daughter and at the same time emphasizing her development of

conocían.’ (page 16). Isabel Allende creates an air of mystery around the character of Belisa and suggests that simple ‘word seller’ has more to offer than her literary

times, stated that paradoxes allow for misinterpretation in almost every aspect of life. Wherever those paradoxes appear, conflicts, both external and internal, arise and misunderstandings ensue. In the two novels The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and Kiss of the Spiderwoman by Manuel Puig, however, the characters Alba and Molina, respectively, create paradoxes through their subversive actions. These paradoxes create conflicts in self-interest, which, in turn, reveal the impossibility of actually

Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits is inarguably a story that grabbed all of our attentions for many reasons but one common one was that this story is told like no other. This book has affected us in many ways because Allende did a great job writing it. Many people have criticized it and analyzed it and they will continue to do so for many years. Elizabeth Espadas wrote a paper, “Isabel Allende’s La casa de los espíritus: Between the Chronicle, the Testimonial, and the Love Story”, in which

In the novel The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende the women endure many violent sufferings and difficult situations. Clara was abused by her husband and witnessed the violation of her deceased sister's body; although, she mentally shut down afterward, Clara eventually reverted back to her regular personality. Blanca went most of her life unable to express her emotions openly for her one true love. Alba was sexually assaulted and found the courage enough to to move on with her life. The Trueba

Isabel Allende was conceived on August 2, 1942, in Lima, Peru, to Tomás and Francisca Allende. Isabel Allende is the goddaughter of Salvador Allende, the primary communist leader of Chile who was her dad's cousin. Allende's dad was an ambassador and forsook the family when Allende was only two years. Allende, her kin, and mom at that point moved in with her granddad in Chile. Allende recollects herself as an insubordinate tyke amid those years living with her granddad. "We lived in a rich house with

The House of the spirits is a book that contains a lot of supernatural events. Throughout this book it is easily seen that there is a political battle going on. There are many elements that are seen that include religion, marriage and family. The history of the author and the historical events that were occurring at the time had a huge impact on the book and how it was written. Many cultural influences also affected the book. At the beginning of the book The House of the Spirits, Uncle Marcos arrives