Conflicts play a large role in Aura, particularly that
between past and present. The tone of the story is set even before Felipe
enters Senora Consuelo's house, he wonders the city's colonial district- the
sight of a new storefronts clinging tenuously on the foundations of old
edifices. There is a sense of permanence to these old buildings, looming aloof
over contemporary hustle and bustle of a modern city. This is an element that
figures greatly into the rest of the story- The past dominates Senora Consuelo’s
house, and comes to define Felipe’s stay there. As he translates the memoirs of
the General Lllorante, he discovers how actions committed in Consuelo’s past
control her present. The past, ultimately, conquers the present, as represented
by Senora Consuelo’s inability to retain her lost youth.
Post arguments, interpretative questions, and engaging responses on the week's reading.
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