From a wealthy family with a pedigree for great education, Jorge Amado was a journalist and lawyer very active in the political state of Brazil. He was responsible for the law that guaranteed freedom of religion for his people. A look into the character of Ramiro shows a lot of people whom he had to face (who kept a lot of disparity between the people of the country and foreigners who come to Brazil to change the way they think and behave) while he was struggling with the law of the land to bring about reforms. This meant a lot in Brazil, a nation having many black people and outside Africa and where all things African were considered horrible, threatening and criminal back then including religion.
Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon was an amazing…show more content… But the ways men think and feel evolve more slowly. Thus it has always been, in every society." (Jorge) Towards the mid-point of the book there is a definite feeling that there is an underlying message under all the stories that have been mentioned about, in the novel. A lot of metaphorical writing helps to decipher what the author wants to say but it is not bluntly put across to the audience and almost gift wrapped. Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon is a story of a city struggling to find its identity. Ileus experiences a burst of wealth due to its cacao plantations, it is caught between embracing the radical new ideas brought by migrants and holding on to its older traditions and in this confusion there are characters that play roles to speak out what the author want to say. He is very staunch with his beliefs and ensures to keep take a pinch of salt with the developments and conversations around him. There are a lot of obstacles created by him and his ideologies to curb the mind getting advance by the use of science to make work easy and life…show more content… Nacib finds Gabriela, a migrant from the backlands. Backlands are usually a place for the poor and impoverished people who work for wages and are a part of the rural population of the country. But it is important to understand the background from where he finds Gabriel because they go on to fall in love despite she is from almost an outcast kind of background. Upon hiring Gabriela, Nacib does not see her for the beautiful woman she is. Her beauty is masked by the sweat and dirt of travel. This is because she travels the dusty roads to Ilhéus in search of someone to work for, like him. After Nacib takes her home to cook and clean for him and Gabriela has a chance to clean herself up, and Nacib finally realizes her beauty. He cannot resist her beauty and almost immediately and “instinctively” falls in love with her.
