7 Questions
What is the main theme of the story?
Betrayal
Who does Connie seek help from about her two navels?
Father Tony Monson
What is the name of Connie's husband?
Macho
Who tries to convince Connie to confront Macho and reengage in her life?
The Monson brothers
What does Concha remember about her past?
Her marriage to Manolo Vidal
What does Pepe discover about Connie's navel delusion?
She only has one navel
What does Connie do at the end of the story?
Runs away towards the monastery
Study Notes
The Tragic Life of Connie Vidal
- Connie Vidal seeks advice from Pepe about her husband Macho's infidelity with her own mother, Concha de Vidal.
- Pepe helps Connie escape her hotel room and stay at Rita's place to avoid Macho.
- Macho tells Pepe the story of their marriage and his past affair with Concha, but insists it is over.
- Connie seeks help from Father Tony Monson about her two navels, but he does not believe her and advises her to see an older priest.
- Senora de Vidal visits St. Rita's Shop and tells Father Tony that Connie's claims are lies, but he takes her problem seriously.
- Concha remembers her past lovers and her marriage to Manolo Vidal, the abortionist.
- The Monson brothers find Connie in their apartment and try to convince her to confront Macho and reengage in her life.
- Connie wants the Monson brothers to confirm or refute her two navel delusion by stripping and examining her.
- Pepe refutes her delusion by discovering she only has one navel.
- Connie runs away towards the monastery, remembering her bitter past and hallucinating her family's destruction.
- The story explores themes of infidelity, family dysfunction, and mental illness.
- The characters struggle with their past and present, and seek redemption and forgiveness.
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