The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind

by

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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Sophie is Julian Carax’s mother, a shy woman made timid and afraid by her abusive husband. While she loves her son, she’s unable to help him against his domineering father, leaving him to fight his own battles from a very young age. She also keeps secret the fact that Mr. Aldaya is Carax’s biological father, even when she finds out about her son’s involvement with his own half-sister.

Sophie Carax Quotes in The Shadow of the Wind

The The Shadow of the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Sophie Carax or refer to Sophie Carax. 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:
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).
City of Shadows: Chapter 16 Quotes

Sophie refused to reveal the identity of the child’s father…Antoni Fortuny decided that it must be the devil, for that child was the child of sin, and sin had only one father: the One. Convinced in this manner that it had sneaked into his home and also between his wife’s thighs, the hatter took to hanging crucifixes everywhere…

Related Characters: Julián Carax, Ricardo Aldaya (Mr. Aldaya), Antonio Fortuny, Sophie Carax
Related Symbols: Angels and Devils
Page Number: 126
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Sophie Carax Quotes in The Shadow of the Wind

The The Shadow of the Wind quotes below are all either spoken by Sophie Carax or refer to Sophie Carax. 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 16 Quotes

Sophie refused to reveal the identity of the child’s father…Antoni Fortuny decided that it must be the devil, for that child was the child of sin, and sin had only one father: the One. Convinced in this manner that it had sneaked into his home and also between his wife’s thighs, the hatter took to hanging crucifixes everywhere…

Related Characters: Julián Carax, Ricardo Aldaya (Mr. Aldaya), Antonio Fortuny, Sophie Carax
Related Symbols: Angels and Devils
Page Number: 126
Explanation and Analysis: