The Imitation of the Rose (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Clarice Lispector
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: Brazil
- Principal Characters: Laura, Armando, Maria
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Mental illness, Oppression, Brazil or Brazilians, Homemakers, Mental institutions, hospitals or asylums, Gifts, Roses
- Locales: Brazil
The Story
Laura, a Brazilian woman, is back in her home after spending time in an institution to recover from an undisclosed mental illness or breakdown. Happy to be home and well again, Laura returns to her old routine of tidying up the house and waiting for her husband, Armando, to return from work. Laura looks forward to doing the things she used to do with her husband. At the same time, she begins to reflect on her fading youth and the fact that she has never had children.
Sitting in her home, she is tempted to doze off, but she reminds herself that she and Armando...
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