The Purple Land · Character
Uncle Anselmo
Elderly local who offers wisdom and shelter.
minor
Also known as Anselmo
First appearance: xvi romance of the white flower
Uncle Anselmo's tie to Margarita is one of the pressures that moves The Purple Land—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A gaucho with black hair and moustache, wearing silver ornaments, who arrives in the evening and is a great talker about horses.
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With Margarita (family): Margarita is cared for by her Uncle Anselmo, who acts as a stern but loving guardian. In VII: Love of the Beautiful: A gaucho with black hair and moustache, wearing silver ornaments, who…
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- Family
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- Vulnerable and cunning characters
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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