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Alba is defined primarily through the affects she has on those around her and through her reactions to their actions. It is in fact in reaction to her detention, torture, and rape at the hands of Esteban Garcia that she convinces her grandfather to help her write the story of their family in order to, as she puts it, "reclaim the past and ...
Alba grows up in the big house on the corner listening to her family’s outrageous stories and witnessing Clara’s magic. As a child, Alba is sexually abused by Esteban García, (Esteban Trueba’s estranged illegitimate grandson) who resents Alba’s identity as Esteban Trueba’s legitimate granddaughter. Clara dies when Alba is just seven ...
Alba resolves that she will not seek vengeance on those who have injured her, choosing to believe in the hope that one day the human cycle of hate and revenge will be broken. Alba is revealed to be the narrator of the novel, which she writes while she waits for Miguel and for the birth of her child.
- Isabel Allende
- 1982
Feb 12, 2023 · Alba and Esteban, linked by both familial bonds and by shared narrative roles, establish a set of opposites at the heart of the novel. Esteban is the product of both his generation and his class, the landed aristocracy; Alba, in contrast, entangles herself with progressive social upheavals and radical beliefs—many in direct opposition to her ...
Much like the character of Alba in The House of the Spirits, Allende began helping those blacklisted by the new government escape the country, which landed Allende herself on the wanted list. She escaped to Venezuela, where she lived in exile with her family for 13 years.
Desperate to find Alba, Esteban turns to Transito Soto, who runs the Christopher Columbus, a brothel-turned-hotel. Thanks to the connections she has established through her sex work, Transito is able to repay the favor Esteban did for her years before, and she assures that Alba is returned home.
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The novel’s narrative is structured around the notebooks of Clara del Valle, Esteban’s wife, and their daughter Alba. Clara has the gift of clairvoyance and is able to communicate with spirits, while Alba is a political activist who becomes a victim of the repressive regime.
