Adelaida

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Adelaida is a central female character in Alejo Carpentier’s novel "Los pasos perdidos," representing the protagonist’s refined, urban wife and the life of modern civilization he struggles to leave behind.

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Adelaida canonical 1

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Los pasos perdidos NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Alejo Carpentier NERFINISHED
associatedWith modern civilization
urban life
characterTrait cultured
refined
urban
contrastsWith rural, primeval world sought by the narrator
the jungle environment in Los pasos perdidos
createdBy Alejo Carpentier NERFINISHED
gender female
languageOfWork Spanish
narrativeFunction anchor to the protagonist’s previous life
embodiment of the life the protagonist struggles to leave
representation of social obligations
roleInWork central character
protagonist’s wife
settingContext modern city environment
spouseOf unnamed narrator of Los pasos perdidos
symbolizes bourgeois comfort
cultural sophistication
modern, civilized world
refined urban existence
stability of city life
workCountryOfOrigin Cuba NERFINISHED
workGenre novel
workOriginalTitle Los pasos perdidos NERFINISHED
workPublicationYear 1953

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