Epilogne to House of the Spirits

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After reading House of the Spirits, I was left with many questions. Thus, I

decided to write an epilogne, and my objective being to bring and 21st century resolution

The story follows the original narrator, Alba, and is told in first person limited.

Twenty years have elapsed since the last chapter, and she is concluding what has been

happening in her life, as well as what has been happening in her country.

People were gathered in front of the courthouse in hushed spirits and bottles of

wine waiting to be opened. The Dictator was on trial, and his immunity could possibly be

The past twenty years had been good for Chile economically, but at the same time,

human rights had been sacrificed. The Dictator opened the markets, and the economy

began to flourish, but at the same time people had disappeared by the thousands. Their

houses had been broken into in the middle of the night, and soldiers had driven off with

loved ones, who were to never be seen again.

I gave birth to a daughter shortly after my beloved grandfather died. I named her

Eva, for I believed that she symbolized the eve of a new beginning not only for my

had for her, and how during each visit, he oftener spent more time with her than with me.

disappear, and it broke my heart to realize it was my guests that were stealing. After one

"Senorita, the Dictator has a request. He is ill, and he would like your clinics to

hospitals in the country. Eva would attend school and I would be off in the clinics, not

My first thought was to turn him away, and my eyes began to fill with tears when I

want to see you go back to Esteban Garcia. Please leave with me."

front door open, and I turned around to see my Miguel standing behind me.

The Dictator lost power about the same time that all other evils in the world were

being spoken sarcastically, as a joke. The Dictator would always have a permanate place

Approximate Word count = 1382
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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