Journey to Petropolis

Clarice Lispector’s stories seem to have a personal touch to them. The author was born in Tchetchelnik, Ukraine and then emigrated to Brazil. At the age of twelve she again moved to Rio. Both of her stories suggest some form of alienation. It almost seems to me that these stories may stem from her experiences and that she too in a way, felt alienated.

Both the stories are about women and their traits are displayed as weaknesses. The characters in both the stories lead a very mechanical life. Anna, in “Love” has stubbed her emotions to such an extent that it leads us to question the value and purp

Complications in the stories arise when we begin to question the reason for which the characters have been depicted. It was not clear why Anna had to fight vehemently with her inner self and stunt her emotional growth. Missy on the other hand, a vagabond seems to have no direction, no aim and at times is treated as an object, which is displaced conveniently to Arnaldo’s house. Clarice never seems to give us an explanation about why her characters act and feel the way they do.

ose of their existence. Analogous to Anna is Missy from the “Journey to Petropolis”. Missy also leads a very mechanical life to such an extent that the story almost suggests that she has amnesia. At multiple instances in the story she is seen wondering as to where she really is and what she is doing there. The women in both the stories are driven to the limits of their potential and in their anguish; we see in them their greatness and agony.

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