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How a character's physical characteristics provide an insight into their states of mind in The novel The House of the Spirits, written by Isabel Allende
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The novel The House of the Spirits, written by Isabel Allende presents the reader with a microcosm that represents the life of the people in Chile. It is a story about the Del Valle and Trueba families spanning four generations that contains magical elements in it. This paper will examine how the author's portrayal of Esteban's appearance reveals his relationships and class differences in society. The differences in class are evident when Esteban is described to have a "high forehead, which [is] crowned with a lion's mane of hair" (41).The diction of "crowned" and the metaphor comparing him to a lion portray the stark contrast between classes in economic and social terms. Allende's comparison of Esteban to a lion could foreshadow his rise in power. This is significant because at Tres Marķas Esteban is superior to the peasants economically and socially. As a result of Allende's diction, the reader...
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