Lispector displays her feelings through her voice and Macabéa’s process reflects in the male character even though he has a wealthier status than Macabéa. He stands in the opposite social position of her, however, he still feels nonetheless, loneliness, and as invisible to others as her. “I have nothing better to do in the world while I wait for death” (61). Both of these characters possess a constant hunger for some meaning in their tasteless life and some greater attachment with the world. “She existed. That’s it. And me? The only thing known about me is that I breathe”
Lispector displays her feelings through her voice and Macabéa’s process reflects in the male character even though he has a wealthier status than Macabéa. He stands in the opposite social position of her, however, he still feels nonetheless, loneliness, and as invisible to others as her. “I have nothing better to do in the world while I wait for death” (61). Both of these characters possess a constant hunger for some meaning in their tasteless life and some greater attachment with the world. “She existed. That’s it. And me? The only thing known about me is that I breathe”