Examples Of Supernatural Events In The House Of The Spirits

The House of the spirits is a book that contains a lot of supernatural events. Throughout this book it is easily seen that there is a political battle going on. There are many elements that are seen that include religion, marriage and family. The history of the author and the historical events that were occurring at the time had a huge impact on the book and how it was written. Many cultural influences also affected the book.
At the beginning of the book The House of the Spirits, Uncle Marcos arrives at the Del Valle residents but, he is not alive. Along with the dead body of uncle Marcos is Barrabás, his dog. Clara loved Barrabás very much. Nivea was the mother of 15 children and only 11 had survived and are still alive. Clara is the youngest child. Clara has these sorts of “powers” and is able to communicate with the supernatural. She is able to make tables move and predict the future. The oldest child, Rosa, is known to be the most beautiful girl around. Everyone envy’s her. Rosas fiancé, Esteban Trueba works up north in the mines and does not get to see Rosa much. In an accidental poisoning that was meant for the father, Severo del Valle, Rosa consumes the poison and dies. Clara is awestruck by the events that it causes Clara to become silent. She doesn’t talk to anyone at all. Clara has a vision she will marry Esteban and nine years later she starts talking and marries Esteban. They then move away to a small town that is very run down. Esteban does what he can to fix up the town. He completely restores the town and makes a good living for himself. He is considered to be the “Patron” of the town. Esteban sexually abuses many of the younger children in the village. One of them is Pancha who is seen throughout the story. Ferul...

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...s a conflict between the two during the story. During the time the book was written there was a large conflict between two opposing parties in real life. “The liberals were fighting for fair treatment of all classes and equality among the people. It was a time in which the rich got richer at the expense of the poor and the poor and working class were unwilling to take it any longer. It was a time of revolution. The conservatives saw the revolutionaries as tyrants and fought them at every turn” (Allende). Latin American culture is also shown with many political references. Also, at the beginning of the book the scene is taken place in a catholic church. The catholic religion was a large part of the Chilean culture and all people had some sort of belief. The Chilean culture also believed that there was a belief that goes past the belief of visible existence (Allende).