b The period of time in which the scene is laid is between 1843 and 1853. San Francisco is in the state of California which was still independent in that time. There are also flashbacks in the book. These are about Tao’s live in China and Miss Rose’s live in England. And sometimes there is a reference to the future. As I said is the book divided in three parts, the first part is in 1843-1848, part two in 1848-1849 and the third in1849-1853. 6a The main character of the book is Eliza, the other important characters are Tao Chi’en, Miss Rose and Joaquin Andieta. b *Eliza was just a baby when she was laid in front of Miss Rose’s and Jeremey Sommers’ door. They took her as their daughter and taught her to play the piano, to read, write, sing, dance, in short everything a young English girl should learn. Eliza isn’t the prettiest girl in town, but certainly not the ugliest one. She has a very good memory and can smell things from miles away. She loves to cook and has the strange ability to make herself ‘invisible’. Her presence is not noticeable. She can speak English, Spanish and Mapuche. She didn’t play much with the children in the neighbourhood. At the age of sixteen she meets her first and worst love, Joaquin. She travels to San Francisco to search him because he went away to search gold there. In California she enjoys her freedom and becomes a stronger woman. *Tao Chi’en is a Chinese and is raised by Zhon Yi who taught him everything about medicines and herbs with curing powers. He was married once but his wife died. One day he is kidnapped and becomes a chef on the ship of John Sommers. John Sommers is Eliza’s uncle. The ship sails to Chile where he meets Eliza for the first time. Tao helps Eliza with her journey to San Francisco. Nobody knows she is on the ship but Tao. He also takes care of her when she has her miscarriage. They have a beautiful friendship. Toa is a good person he helps prostitutes in San Francisco as much as he can. *Miss Rose is Eliza’s foster parent. She has never been married, but in England she once had a lover. When Jacob Todd falls in love with her she rejects him every time because she stills loves her lover. She writes romantic novels in secret. Her brother sells those novels in the United States. *Joaquin Andieta lives with his mother in one of the poorest districts of Valparaíso. He also works for Jeremy Sommers, Miss Rose’s brother. When Joaquin brings something to the house of Eliza they fall in love. Joaquin writes Eliza letters, those letters are very important for her. He is infected with the famous gold fever. So he leaves Eliza and goes to San Francisco. His love for gold is stronger than his love for Eliza. 7a The main theme of the book is hope and greed. Eliza has lost her love for the taste of gold, but she tries to track him down. Even if he is miles away and if she has to endure terrible situations. She still believes she will find him. The people she leaves behind are also hopeful when they are in the search of Eliza. Miss Rose and John Sommers are certain they will find Eliza. b I think Allende wanted to achieve more then entertainment. Maybe she wanted to learn others about the history of Chile and the gold fever. She further wanted to tell a great love story and that love should be taken seriously, even if you’re just a young person, or if it’s your first love. 8 Pages 104 and 105
Hija de la Fortuna door Isabel Allende
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