Vega’s Narrative Technique

Vega breaks the story up into eight sections, each having a unique narrator. We start off with a 3rd person narration. Having a 3rd person narrator in the first section as well as the fifth and seventh sections allows for some background and insight. The narrator is able to set up the scene and introduce the characters.

In the second and sixth sections Madame is the narrator and describes a scene with Violeta. Madame talks about how she believes in the spirit that “…had been sitt

In the 3rd section Vega uses Elena, the evil spirit herself, to narrate. She takes a moment to describe how she viewed men. She felt as if every man in the neighborhood had some sort of attraction to her, while she had no interest in them. She says, “They’d walk with me down the street. They’d sing under my window. …None of it made much of an impression on me.” (56) Elena goes on to describe how her relationship with her husband tragically ended. “What happened next was bound to happen. Manuel sharpened his knife and came home an hour early.” (57) Unfortunately for Elena, however, she was murdered by her jealous husband and now seeks revenge by espiritismos, and is able to communicate with Violeta. Violeta is persuaded by Elena to sleep around with many men and in turn help Elena get her revenge back, “At first Violeta didn’t want to go out, but Elena was so insistent about it… Elena would just lead her, and she’d follow.” (58) Eventually Elena convinces Violeta that her husband is cheati

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