After the Divorce · Character

Maria Chicca

A local woman, possibly a servant or neighbor.

minor

First appearance: part i ii

Maria Chicca shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A relative who stayed to care for the baby; she helps unload the horse and is sent to return the horse to the Dejases.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Costantino reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, realizing that his heart has "turned black" and…

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