Dôra, Doralina (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Rachel de Queiroz
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s to the 1940’s
- Setting: Brazil, including the Northeastern state of Ceará, towns and cities in the interior, and Rio de Janeiro
- Principal Characters: Maria das Dores (Dôra, Senhora, Laurindo Quirino, Asmodeu Lucas (the Captain), Raimundo Delmiro, Brandini, Dona Estrela
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, 1940’s, 1930’s, Death or dying, Rivers or waterways, South America or South Americans, Typhoid fever
- Locales: Brazil
The Novel
The action of Dôra, Doralina is located in the consciousness of the protagonist Maria das Dores (nicknamed Dôra or Doralina) who broodingly remembers the pleasures and pains that she has experienced as a daughter, a wife, and an actress.
The novel’s first section revolves around Dôra’s bitter struggle with her mother, whom she always formally calls Senhora. A beautiful widow, Senhora tyrannically manages the family ranch, Soledade, while showing no love toward her daughter, and the depth of Dôra’s alienation is evidenced in many ways: through...
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