The Big House on the Corner
The big house on the corner, where generations of the Trueba family live, symbolizes family, as well as Clara and her supernatural powers. Esteban begins construction on the mansion when he is engaged to Clara…
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Clara’s Notebooks
Clara keeps a series of notebooks in The House of the Spirits, which she claims bear witness to her life, and these notebooks symbolize the importance of recording history and preserving the past. From…
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Caged Birds
Birds, especially birds in cages, are mentioned several times in The House of the Spirits, and they represent the oppression of women in patriarchal society. During the mid-20th century, women of the unnamed South…
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