Belisa Musculario
Two words to change a destiny - Elsa Rubio Björk
While reading this short story about Belisa Crepusculario I could not help but to think of my godmother. The two of them are very much alike, besides the fact that one of them is a fictional fairytale character. Just like Belisa, my godmother’s words and stories have the ability to enchant and fascinate anybody, no matter what age. Therefor I strongly suspect that Isabel Allende was truly inspired by my godmother whilst writing this story or that some people just have the enchanting gift of storytelling, something I greatly envy.
As stated in the beginning of the story, Belisa would trade two vigorous secret words for fifty centavos, specifically composed for the buyer and that would drive …show more content…
So, developing this theory, the two possible words that Belisa whispered could either mean unrequited love or eternal love between the two of them. Unrequited love could easily have been expressed as “unhappily apart”, two words and fourteen letters, that turns the Colonel’s world upside down and puts him under a spell. As the Colonel hears this, he realises that Belisa and the Colonel truly are meant to be together and from that moment, things are never the same again.
The other suggestion is that that the two words are a promise that Belisa and the Colonel need each other to survive and should not spend another second without one and other. Two words that could indicate this would be “we belong”. Both combination of words mean more or less the same thing but give a different feeling. Personally, I prefer “unhappily apart” which matches the short storys’ gloomy tone and is very precise. Belisa whisper these words, doubtlessly of the effect of her intimidating beauty, enchanting the Colonel and making him realise that his fate is to be together with
While reading this short story about Belisa Crepusculario I could not help but to think of my godmother. The two of them are very much alike, besides the fact that one of them is a fictional fairytale character. Just like Belisa, my godmother’s words and stories have the ability to enchant and fascinate anybody, no matter what age. Therefor I strongly suspect that Isabel Allende was truly inspired by my godmother whilst writing this story or that some people just have the enchanting gift of storytelling, something I greatly envy.
As stated in the beginning of the story, Belisa would trade two vigorous secret words for fifty centavos, specifically composed for the buyer and that would drive …show more content…
So, developing this theory, the two possible words that Belisa whispered could either mean unrequited love or eternal love between the two of them. Unrequited love could easily have been expressed as “unhappily apart”, two words and fourteen letters, that turns the Colonel’s world upside down and puts him under a spell. As the Colonel hears this, he realises that Belisa and the Colonel truly are meant to be together and from that moment, things are never the same again.
The other suggestion is that that the two words are a promise that Belisa and the Colonel need each other to survive and should not spend another second without one and other. Two words that could indicate this would be “we belong”. Both combination of words mean more or less the same thing but give a different feeling. Personally, I prefer “unhappily apart” which matches the short storys’ gloomy tone and is very precise. Belisa whisper these words, doubtlessly of the effect of her intimidating beauty, enchanting the Colonel and making him realise that his fate is to be together with