The Purple Land · Character
Candelaria
Woman associated with a religious festival.
minor
First appearance: xxvi lock and key and sinners three
Candelaria shows up with force in IV: Vagabonds’ Rest. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The old negress who opposes milking cows, bathes Barbudo's wound with rum, and scolds him for lending his lasso.
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In IV: Vagabonds’ Rest: The old negress who opposes milking cows, bathes Barbudo's wound with rum, and scolds him for lending his lasso. Later, in Liberty and Dirt: The host's wife, a greasy but kind woman who prepares…
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the narrator admits he is "only a creature of clay" and canno…
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See Candelaria in xxvi lock and key and sinners three