The Final Mist (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: María Luisa Bombal
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Plot: Feminine surrealism
- Time of Work: The late 1920’s
- Setting: A hacienda in the south of Chile and an unnamed city
- Principal Characters: The protagonist, Daniel, Regina, The protagonist’s lover, Andrés
- Genres: Long fiction, Surrealist literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Marriage, 1920’s, Women’s issues, Adultery, South America or South Americans
- Locales: Chile
The Novel
The Final Mist begins in a very symbolic way: The protagonist has just married Daniel, and they arrive at the hacienda during a storm, the rain and the cold functioning as metaphors for their loveless marriage. From this first night, the protagonist’s life is tinged by loneliness and frustration. She wanders through the woods, bitterly anguished by the fact that her life has no purpose and her body is aging without experiencing real love. The image of the young girl lying dead among artificial flowers in a house surrounded by heavy mist becomes, in the novel,...
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