Thesis: As the story goes, Felipe is able to connect so much with the person he is researching about. Soon, quite magically, Felipe transforms into the General, while Aura transforms into Consuelo.
In my final paper, I match Aura by Carlos Fuentes and Heroic Journey by Campbell. As you could see the picture I drew, there are two straight lines; one is the General’s life and the other one is Consuelo’s life. Also, you could see two other lines attached to the straight lines; one with the General’s straight line is Felipe’s and the other one with Consuelo’s straight line is Aura. Felipe lived his own life before he saw the ads. That’s why the General and Felipe have the same starting point. They lived their life since day 1. However, the reason why Aura’s line is shorter than others is that we don’t know for sure whether Aura lived a normal life like everybody else. I assume she didn’t since she is similar to an illusion that Consuelo created. Anyway, the merging points indicate that Felipe completely transformed into the General and Aura transformed into Consuelo.
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JMERLE // May 14th 2016 at 10:19 am
I like your representation, Dajung, but I’m wondering if there isn’t a transition point along this line that triggers the transformation. In other words, is there a point where you believe Felipe, especially (as Consuela is apparently Aura from the beginning) actually begins to buy into the idea that he is the general? Is it when he decides to stay, in the beginning, or is it perhaps later, when he doesn’t object to not leaving the house (when Aura sends a “servant” to get his things) or perhaps another point? Just something to think about.
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