Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
Summary: Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado is set in Brazil in the port town of Ilheus during the 1920s. At the beginning of the novel, Ilheus is experiencing a terrible rainfall that threatens the prized cacao crop, on which the town depends for its survival. Through a miracle, the rains cease, and the people believe they are blessed-but really their troubles are only beginning. The religious people of the land are ruled by the irreligious, domineering "colonels" who dispense much-needed funds to enable the churches and schools to function. The colonels can do no wrong and nothing these strong-armed men do is questioned. For example, one of the cornels named Colonel Mendonca is so corrupt that he believes he is entirely above the law, and is surprised when he is put on trial for the murder of his wife when he finds her with a lover, and kills both the man and the woman in his fury. He, along with the other cornels and wealthy cacao baron pl
However, gradually be becomes tormented with thoughts of jealousy. The barrier makes it impossible for bigger boats carrying cargo to trade with the town. antation owners have all of the money and power in the land, the people only have religion. Gabriela, after she washes off the dirt and grime of her poverty, reveals herself to be a great beauty and a great chef. Another connecting theme between the political and romantic elements of the novel is the need for escape and freedom. This is why most of the revenue from the cacao trade goes to the capital, enriching the plantation owners but not the populace. After Nacib marries her, Gabriela withers on a vine, pining away in the constrictions of her new life as a wife who must obey social conventions. Mundinho Falcao is member of the new, wealthy, rising elite who want to exploit the rising profits that could be made from cacao. He wants not simply to love Gabriela but to possess her, and this is far more difficult than making a perfect dish. Although she is not educated in cuisine or in life, she knows how to prepare traditional Bahian dishes and soon the cafe becomes popular again which makes Nacib a happy man for awhile. Towards the end of the novel, gazing at Gabriela, the different intersecting plots come together as Nacib gives a "golden mermain" of a Swedish sailor who has come by sea into the town some drink, and, accepting Gabriela's need to be free, the "flame of love" is "born anew from its own ashes (516). The town is freed from the economic and political slavery of the colonels, and Gabriela is freed from the gender-based expectations placed upon her by Nacib. The old cornels try to hold onto the old ways-as Nacib wishes to hold onto Gabriela. Hence the name of the book-Gabriela cooks food filled with sweet spices at the local cafe.
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