Quotes From The Great Gatsby By Isabel Allende

Tone/Mood:

“ ... I would use her notebooks to reclaim

the past and overcome terrors of my own…”

(Page 1)

The first page really sets a dreadful tone for the

entire book. Isabel Allende uses words like

“terrors”, “defenseless”, “mourning”,

“powerless”, “indecent”, and “disgust”. I feel

as though the ending of the book will as

somber as the beginning of it.

Excerpt:

“But it must have been easier for me than most

people, because I’ve never been particularly

sociable …”

(Page 24)

I can relate to this because it would be easy for

me to live isolated just like Esteban. I'm not a

very social person, I hate parties and all other

social events. I, myself like Esteban, am

happier when Im not in the presence of other

people.

Chapter

Over time, the Trueba

house ends up filled with complicated people,

situations and even illegitimate grandchildren.

Chapter 4

Quote:

"I set my curse on you, Esteban!" Ferula

shouted back. "You will always be alone! Your

body and soul will shrivel up and you'll die like

a dog!"

(Page 147)

After discovering Ferula in bed with Clara,

Esteban throws his sister out of his house and

tells her that he will kill her if she ever comes

near his family again. Ferula goes while leaving

this curse on her brother. Which, in a sense

comes back to haunt him.

Family:

"They buried her in a special plot in the tiny

graveyard alongside the abandoned church, at

the foot of the volcano, because she had been

the patron's wife, in a manner of speaking,

since she had given him the only son who bore

his name, though not his surname, and

I believe Clara

knows her daughter will be better off with

Pedro Tercero Garcia.

Family:

“ …he proceeded to explain that he had no

particular inclination for married life....”

(Page 275)

Jean de Satigny explains to Blanca that he had

no intentions of having sex with her. He

explains to her that he's not interested in

being married to, and that they can live

together without being intimate.

Chapter 9

Foreshadowing:

“Alba was born feet first, which is a sign of

good luck….. There’s no need to worry about

this little girl. She will be lucky and she will be

happy."

(Page 223)

I think Alba will bring a lot excitement into the

family despite the her parents forbidden love

affair. I think she will brings lot of change for

the better in to the both the Trueba and Garcia

family. Hopefully the two families will put

their differences to the side.

Characterization:

“The presence of his granddaughter

sweetened Esteban Trueba’s character.”

(Page 295)

Esteban Trueba has a soft spot for his

granddaughter, Alba, but that does not bring

him any closer to Blanca. In the long run,

Esteban and Blanca will both come together

for