House of Spirits
I don’t think that the book is really a femenist book. It does have some points where I think that it could be, but overall I don’t think its a femenist novel. Estaban has a power over almost everyone in the novel, except a fwe characters. One of these characters is Clara, she does refuse to give into his power, but she is not completely normal, she lives in her own little bubble world, where she doesn’t really care about anything that doesn’t have to do with her powers. In a way it’s like she just married Estaban to marry someone and maybe to pass her powers on. She doesn’t seem to love him at all and she doesnt really even notice that his power and all things he does to try to make her love him. Clara really has power over Estaban she makes him go so crazy because she doesnt love him and doesnt even pay any attention to him. She controls most of the family memebers; she makes Blanca move back to the city and names the twins. All the children are interested in their mother rather than their father. They way that I see it is that Clara is really in control and she obtians and uses her power differnently than Estaban.
I like your idea that Clara married Esteban to just be married and maybe to “pass down her powers”. I agree with you because it does seem as if she doesn’t have any feelings for Esteban and that includes love.
↓ Quote | Posted October 27, 2006, 8:44 amI feel the same way as you in which Clara controls most of her family. She definitely had power over many people including Esteban. I like the way you said how Clara makes Esteban go crazy because she does not love him or pay attention to him. I agree with that, she definitely makes him wonder what he could do to get her to love him.
↓ Quote | Posted November 27, 2006, 9:40 am