Titi, the youngest son, has been spoilt by his mother, who treats him like a young child (he is twenty-two). Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Costache is very wealthy and knows that his relatives are trying to get their hands on his fortune, but is easily influenced by them (to the point of ridiculousness). At his uncle’s house, Felix falls in love with Otilia, whom he finds attractive: “ fata măslinie, cu nasul mic si ochii foarte albastri, trupul subtiratic, cu oase delicate” (olive-toned complexion, tiny nose, deep blue eyes, lean body, and delicate bones). Iubind luxul, calatoria, muzica si desfoindu-se parca intr-o necurmata feminitate, Otilia ramane intr-o penumbra de mister, in tot romanul. Wicked Step Mother: Aglae is Costache's sister, but she plays this role toward Otilia, whom she sees as an intruder and a threat to her children's inheritance.

She loves them very much, but she refuses to see their glaring inadequacies, and enables their self-destructive behavior. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. One of the many sub-plots concerns her relationship with Pascalopol, her father’s friend and a man of around fifty but also very rich. My Beloved Smother: Aglae alternates between coddling her children and tearing at their self-esteem.I see Felix more of an introvert; he puts up with everyone's opinion, but does never say what he is thinking of, except to Otilia. Parental Neglect: Olimpia and her husband constantly leave their two month old son alone on a crib without any kind of railing, resulting in the baby tumbling down from it and dying of a concussion. By pretending to be deaf and senile, he manages to borrow money from other people and not repay it, and avoids answering uncomfortable questions. Made up twenty chapters, it follows the overlapping lives of different characters: Otilia’s quest for happiness, Felix Sima’s road to success, and the Tulea clan’s pursuit of fortune. A third goes to Otilia, unbeknownst to them, and the rest is stolen by Stănică, who divorces Olimpia almost immediately.

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Needless to say, her children failed spectacularly to live up to their names: Olimpia's marriage disintegrates and her child dies because of her negligence, Aurica is a frustrated and desperate old maid and Titi is mentally challenged. I find Otilia really clever, but the stereotype that the woman must not be an erudite is planted so deeply in her mind that it makes her look stupid and foolish for most of the time. She had gone off with Stanica and they have had a child but have not married, something both parents consider outrageous. She did not know anything about sex, and was so scared at being without her mother that she begged her to stay with her on her wedding night.Felix has the occasion to meet Weissmann, a faculty colleague that awakens inside him a small passion for poetry. Spoiled Sweet: The friendly and fair Otilia has the wealthy Pascalopol wrapped around her little finger, and he spends large sums of money on her and fulfills her every whim.