ENIGMA OTILIEI

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for the simple motif than it propose only few admirable performances and the novel seems be a pretext for a gallery of characters. This is Călinescu’s best-known novel and shows that he clearly knows his Balzac, with a comic tale of thwarted love, an avaricious old man, grasping and obnoxious relatives and a somewhat gothic atmosphere, set primarily in a capital city (in this case, of course, Bucharest).

His money is managed by his uncle Costake (Constantin Giurgiuveanu), who is actually Felix’s father’s sister’s husband. In the house the gossips about the adoption of Otilia becomes more intense after an implication from Aglae. In spite of the fact that the characters belong to different social strata and cultural backgrounds, the language is homogenous and the same linguistic devices are employed.Felix, curious about the “Marculescu” name mystery, fiind out about the life of Otilia that doesn’t differ too much from him own. Stănică is a complete jerkass who gives the reader a new reason to hate him with every scene he appears in, but it seems like he truly loves his family when he goes to visit his aging aunt for her birthday. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

Any legal work he gets is either of a very dubious nature or for gullible clients, from whom he takes the money but does little to help. He consults different doctors, follows a special treatment spending money on medicine and even inviting priests to holy house. My Beloved Smother: Aglae alternates between coddling her children and tearing at their self-esteem. The father (Simion), once an adulterer in his youth, is now senile and begins to experience delusions.She Is All Grown Up: At the end of the book, Felix meets up with Pascalopol by accident and he shows him a photo of Otilia. Romanul devine o satira vehementa la adresa burgheziei in care relatiile copii-parinti s-au degradat datorita banului. I Was Quite a Looker: According to Otilia, Simion used to have a very adventurous life, with scandals and many love affairs. Sour Grapes: Upon finding out that Felix wants to study medicine at the university, Aglae comments nastily that higher education is an unimportant whim and a waste of time. Costache not to make any formal adoption procedure and leaves with Pascalopol at his house, leaving Felix surprised and disappointed.