... and force them to rethink what is real and true. Isabel Allende, in The House of the Spirits, uses this style of writing to outline Chile's tumultuous past as well as to provide her own social commentary on the current state of society. Her story follows the affairs and lives of two families, the Truebas and the Del Valles, across 50 years, spanning multiple generations. Over this extended period ... and advises that people, especially women, need to start playing a more active role in society. Reading The House of the Spirits one can see that more and more problems seem to accumulate ov...

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