The judges Wife

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The struggle for freedom is a universal issue that all people must go through. People are always looking for freedom, whether it is little things such as trying to get more freedom from your parents or freeing yourself of inner demons, which is what Isabel Allende writes about in the "The Judges Wife". The two main characters, Nicolas Vidal and Casilda are both trying to find freedom from their inner demons and fight their desires for love and intimacy, but Isabel Allende shows that no matter how hard you try, everyone must eventually give into their desires.

In the "Judges Wife", "Nicolas Vidal had always known a woman would cost him his life". (203) This prediction had made him avoid any serious relationships with women throughout his life which also him to a lonely life and never fulfill his desires. To avoid women, Vidal surrounded himself with all men who were outside the law and led dangerous lives. Living this life style made it hard for any woman to get attached to Vidal. But Vidal could not seem to get Casilda out of his mind. Every other girl, he quickly forgot about, but when it came to Casilda he seemed to remember every small detail, for example "the translucent young girl i

Casilda is another person looking to find freedom from her desires. She married Judge Hildago who "was several times her age, and had slept alone for so many years, that he did not know how to begin to please a woman". (204) This marriage was surely for Casilda just a marriage of convenience, for a girl who wanted to live comfortably and securely. She brought her kids up in a rich household where they could be well fed and schooled. She never truly loved him, because he could never truly satisfy her intimately. For a young girl growing to adulthood, she must have wanted to be satisfied sexually, something a man like Judge Hildago surely could not do. He was too old and not skilled in lovemaking. The only reason she stayed with him is for the sake of the children and because of her fear of what would happen to her if she left. Casilda would have lost her comfortable life and had to raise her children with very little money. She was also very reserved, "She gave the impression of not being there?.". (205) She never expressed herself, or even smiled in public, giving the impression of someone who was not happy in her marriage. She is looking for freedom to express her repressed desires. Casilda gets this opportunity when Nicolas Vidal comes looking for Judge Hildago and his family. On the run from Vidal, Judge Hildago suddenly dies from a heart attack and this leaves Casilda a widow and no longer in her husband?s shadow. Wit

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Approximate Word count = 975
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English