They planned a long vacation combined with business - the author presents their indulgent life on the voyage in contrast to life during the Spanish Civil War.
42).Īs Roser and the family dealt with these shortages, Allende changes the scene to the luxury ship where a family from the Chilean upper class were traveling to Europe. Family heirlooms and jewels were traded for potatoes and rice." ( A Long Petal of the Sea, p. Many people grew vegetables in their bathtubs or on their balconies. Roser’s bread was a dark, heavy block that smelled of sawdust oil had become a luxury item, and was mixed with engine oil to make it go further. "Rations of lentils had been reduced to half a cup per person per day there were no cats or pigeons left for stews. The family also managed to stand in line or struggle for a few additional provisions: At this time, Roser worked in a bakery near the family home in Barcelona where she was paid in bread. The first chapters in the book depict the deteriorating conditions in the city and on the battlefields. ( source)Īs the novel begins, the character Roser, and her adoptive parents the Dalmaus, were struggling to find food at their home in Barcelona while Victor Dalmau and his brother were serving in the Republican army at different locations in Catalonia. Under heavy bombardment by fascist planes. The elderly, women and children evacuating Barcelona In addition, I am including a few photos I found that were taken during the war and its aftermath these are not illustrations from the book, but ones that interested me. In this post I want to explore the way that Allende uses food descriptions to highlight the experiences of her characters. These hardships are described through the lives of characters in A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende, which I reviewed in detail in my previous blog post here. They especially punished everyone in the Republican strongholds that were defending the legitimate government. During the Spanish Civil War in 1938, the fascists, illegitimately trying to overthrow the recently-elected government, made sure that everyone suffered from shortages of food and other goods.
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