The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Clarice Lispector
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Plot: Coming of age
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: Brazil
- Principal Characters: Maria Quitera, Her husband
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Freedom, Wives, Power, personal or social, Gender roles, Self, Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, Alienation, Brazil or Brazilians, Drinking or drunkenness, Dinners or dining
- Locales: Brazil
The Story
Maria Quitera is a housewife on the edge. She is looking for her place in the world; not finding it, she is searching for someone to blame. The story begins on a Thursday afternoon just before her husband returns from work. Maria is in a tipsy mood, acting childish and as if she is drunk. She is talking and singing to herself, brushing her hair, admiring herself in the mirror, flitting from one mood and subject to another. Her children are away, and her husband is soon to be out of town on business. She prepares herself by sleeping.
The story falls loosely into...
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