... things throughout the story that repeats itself. Things such as Esteban's sexual need, the number of people kept in the book, the genealogical order and how Clara's innocent appearance continues and does not change. The changes that happen in this book are not that noticeable but if you really look for them you ... would be able to find them. Esteban constantly has sexual desires. Before he met Clara, he raped a young girl named Pancha. He used her a few times to fulfill his needs. Esteban always said that he wasn't a man for whores, ... same ages except the Garcia's are about a generat...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... he is cruel to his family for the choices that they make. Some examples of his cruelty are his attempt to kill Pedro, his knocking out of Clara's teeth, and his raping of women at Tres Marias. Blanca never asks for money from her father, and learns to live independently. Although throughout most ... dictator, his grief towards the product of this, shows how much he cares about his family. In the case of Clara, readers feel sympathy towards him when he acknowledges that he has failed Clara. His efforts to redeem this situation are both help redeem himself from the violence that he ensued. ...

• Word Count: 958
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... wrong in the world to make a change. The best example of this is when Alba is in the "doghouse" at the detention center and sees an apparition of Clara, who suggested, "that she write a testimony that might one day call attention to the terrible secret she was living through, so that the world would know about this horror ... ...

• Word Count: 1164
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... foreign adversaries including the United States government and many european countries. The reader can clearly see these localities begin to shift, and become the greatest foreign power within Chile when Clara and Blanca notice that Jaime and Nicolas are being taught to speak "spanish with an Oxford accent". Jean de Satigny also becomes a representation of a foreign power throughout the novel. As ... ...

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate