Dom Casmurro 148.4 · 148.4

Concordância sobre Capitu

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Mas eu creio que não, e tu concordarás comigo; se te lembras bem da Capitu menina, hás de reconhecer que uma estava dentro da outra, como a fruta dentro da casca.

But I believe not, and you will agree with me; if you remember well the girl Capitu, you will have to recognize that one was inside the other, like the fruit inside the peel.

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The narrator asserts that Capitu's inner and outer selves were inseparable.

A note on this passage

The narrator insists that Capitu's inner character was perfectly contained within her outward appearance, using the metaphor of fruit and its peel.

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