Since the Marquesa was married to a cold and unloving nobleman, she pushed all of her pent up emotions onto her daughter, Dona Clara. With an idolatrous love, the Marquesa doted upon Dona Clara and gave her more attention than she desired. Thus, to escape her mother’s exhausting and unceasing attention, Dona Clara intentionally chose to marry a Spaniard.
After her daughter has left for Spain, the Marquesa determined to reach her daughter by writing vibrant letters about several different topics, including the happenings in Lima and the condition of her husband.
Furthermore, after she learned of her daughter’s pregnancy, the Marquesa obsessed over learning medical matters and began to practice superstitious taboos in order to bring a safe delivery. …show more content…
b) The Viceroy made Camila apologize because the Marquesa’s son-in-law was a very important man in Spain, one who had the power to have him replaced.
a) The Abbess Madre Maria del Pilar founded hospitals, an orphanage, and a convent, as well as making journeys of rescue. Since she desired a successor, the Abbess adopted and raised Pepita. Furthermore, though she had grown to hate all men, the Abbess grew to love two orphans, Manuel and Esteban, and became their caretaker.
b) Before she changed, the Abbess cared most about the rights and caretaking of women, wanting them to cooperate with each other, that none would be mistreated or wronged. She devoted much of her time to raising Pepita as her successor, to the point where much of Pepita’s personality reflected her caregiver.
a) Since the Abbess felt herself aging, she became frightened that her life’s work would become forgotten. Thus, she adopted Pepita, training the young girl to become her successor, someone who would value the same …show more content…
Thus, from the first moment she laid eyes on Pepita, Madre Maria had seen much potential in the young girl.
a) The internal resolution of the Marquesa which shows her change from passion to compassion, brought on by Pepita’s letter, was to practice courage. The Marquesa, looking back on how she had treated her daughter and on her drunkenness, realized she had been cowardly her entire life.
b) The external action of the Marquesa which shows her change from passion to compassion was her decision to write her daughter the first letter she had ever written with her newfound courage. This letter had no hint of the Marquesa’s usual selfish love toward her daughter, but was instead a free and generous representation of the Marquesa’s true feelings.
a) Pepita plays a role in the change of the Abbess. The Abbess laments Pepita’s death, believing that any work she did would be in vain.
b) Pepita made such an impact on the the Abbess’ life that the Abbess could not imagine another successor worth of carrying on her
After her daughter has left for Spain, the Marquesa determined to reach her daughter by writing vibrant letters about several different topics, including the happenings in Lima and the condition of her husband.
Furthermore, after she learned of her daughter’s pregnancy, the Marquesa obsessed over learning medical matters and began to practice superstitious taboos in order to bring a safe delivery. …show more content…
b) The Viceroy made Camila apologize because the Marquesa’s son-in-law was a very important man in Spain, one who had the power to have him replaced.
a) The Abbess Madre Maria del Pilar founded hospitals, an orphanage, and a convent, as well as making journeys of rescue. Since she desired a successor, the Abbess adopted and raised Pepita. Furthermore, though she had grown to hate all men, the Abbess grew to love two orphans, Manuel and Esteban, and became their caretaker.
b) Before she changed, the Abbess cared most about the rights and caretaking of women, wanting them to cooperate with each other, that none would be mistreated or wronged. She devoted much of her time to raising Pepita as her successor, to the point where much of Pepita’s personality reflected her caregiver.
a) Since the Abbess felt herself aging, she became frightened that her life’s work would become forgotten. Thus, she adopted Pepita, training the young girl to become her successor, someone who would value the same …show more content…
Thus, from the first moment she laid eyes on Pepita, Madre Maria had seen much potential in the young girl.
a) The internal resolution of the Marquesa which shows her change from passion to compassion, brought on by Pepita’s letter, was to practice courage. The Marquesa, looking back on how she had treated her daughter and on her drunkenness, realized she had been cowardly her entire life.
b) The external action of the Marquesa which shows her change from passion to compassion was her decision to write her daughter the first letter she had ever written with her newfound courage. This letter had no hint of the Marquesa’s usual selfish love toward her daughter, but was instead a free and generous representation of the Marquesa’s true feelings.
a) Pepita plays a role in the change of the Abbess. The Abbess laments Pepita’s death, believing that any work she did would be in vain.
b) Pepita made such an impact on the the Abbess’ life that the Abbess could not imagine another successor worth of carrying on her