She has fewer life choices than other people in the city and this is why she meets men like Olimpico who know that she has no better options and therefore treats her in any way that he wants - which is badly. However, because Macabea begins by being poor, she does not manage to change this even after changing where it is that she lives.īeing impoverished in a region where the majority are living comfortably, and sixty per cent living in wealth, actually emphasizes Macabea's poverty. She does know, however, that she is tired of the rural existence she has been living and wants to find something more, and so she moves to the Southeast, which is more urban and where there are more opportunities. Like many north eastern young people, because she sees nothing but poverty all around her, Macabea does not understand just how impoverished she actually is. Fifty eight per cent of the region live in poverty there, and live on less than two dollars a day. The protagonist, Macabea, is a normal girl who hails from the poorest part of Brazil, the north east. The main theme of the novel is poverty, because is the theme that leads to all of the other themes in the book. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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