![]() When Joana’s father dies (of a cause unknown to the reader), she must move in with her aunt and uncle, who live on the beach. Once when she was a child, she listened as her father described, to a friend, Joana’s late mother Elza, who was also a mysterious and alluring figure. When she is an adult, she is married to a man named Otávio who, in some ways, she privately despises. One day when Joana is a young child, she pesters her father, who is attempting to work, saying that she is done playing and does not know what else to do. The result is a collage-type effect that displays the full nature of Joana’s character. ![]() The different chapters of the novel do not take place in chronological order, but instead jump around to many different moments throughout Joana’s childhood and, primarily, young adulthood. ![]() ![]() Near to the Wild Heart is a novel which largely describes the interior thoughts and emotions of a mysterious and alluring young woman named Joana. The following edition of this book was used to create this study guide: Lispector, Clarice. ![]()
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