The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind

by

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar Character Analysis

Beatriz is Daniel’s lover, whom he meets through her brother, his best friend Tomás Aguilar. Like Penélope Aldaya, Carax’s secret lover, Beatriz is the pampered and sheltered daughter of a wealthy family; when she meets Daniel she’s preparing to marry Pablo, a young Falangist handpicked by her controlling father. Unlike Penélope, Beatriz is pragmatic, capable, and much more successful at escaping her father’s clutches. Although Daniel claims to love her for her confidence and independence, she’s immediately submissive to him even though he’s younger than she is, and she quickly sublimates herself in his quest to find Carax. At the end of the novel, although she’s gained some relative independence, she’s settled down as a conventional wife and mother. Notably, Beatriz shares her name with the woman the Italian poet Dante loved in real life and wrote about in his Divine Comedy. Dante’s Beatrice is also a woman characterized through a man’s desire, as well as a character, like many in The Shadow of the Wind, who exists on both the page and in real life.

Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar Quotes in The Shadow of the Wind

The The Shadow of the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar or refer to Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Duality and Repetition Theme Icon
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City of Shadows: Chapter 28 Quotes

He didn’t tell me any of that because he knew that the miracle happened only once…A thousand times I’ve wanted to recover that first afternoon with Bea in the rambling house of Avenida del Tibidabo…

Related Characters: Daniel Sempere (speaker), Fermín, Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar
Page Number: 241
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Dramatis Personae Quotes

Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it’s an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day.

Related Characters: Daniel Sempere (speaker), Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar
Page Number: 484
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Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar Quotes in The Shadow of the Wind

The The Shadow of the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar or refer to Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Duality and Repetition Theme Icon
).
City of Shadows: Chapter 28 Quotes

He didn’t tell me any of that because he knew that the miracle happened only once…A thousand times I’ve wanted to recover that first afternoon with Bea in the rambling house of Avenida del Tibidabo…

Related Characters: Daniel Sempere (speaker), Fermín, Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar
Page Number: 241
Explanation and Analysis:
Dramatis Personae Quotes

Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it’s an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day.

Related Characters: Daniel Sempere (speaker), Beatriz (“Bea”) Aguilar
Page Number: 484
Explanation and Analysis: