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In "Sapucaia's Cousins", Machado de Assis explores the capricious twists and turns of fate. The protagonist, a disenchanted young man visiting his cousins in the countryside, finds himself frustrated when he casually crosses paths with a mysterious woman who had previously attracted him and with whom he would like to develop a romance. However, the situation takes an unexpected turn when he discovers compromising details about this idealized woman, revealing Machado's ironic touch on illusions and disappointments in love relationships.
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In “Sapucaia's Cousins”, Machado de Assis explores the capricious twists and turns of fate. The protagonist, a disenchanted young man visiting his cousins in the countryside, finds himself frustrated when he casually crosses paths with a mysterious woman who had previously attracted him and with whom he would like to develop a romance. However, the situation takes an unexpected turn when he discovers compromising details about this idealized woman, revealing Machado's ironic touch on illusions and disappointments in love relationships.
Disillusionment, irony, destiny.
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There are some opportune and fleeting occasions when chance inflicts two or three cousins from Sapucaia on us; other times, on the other hand, the cousins from Sapucaia are more of a benefit than a misfortune.