A sensível (Clarice Lispector)

Front

What crisis did the woman experience?

Back

A crisis of profound pity.

Front

How did the woman react to seeing a tenor sing joyfully?

Back

She turned her face away, unable to bear the singer's glory out of pity.

Front

What did the woman do when she felt her husband was deceiving her?

Back

She went for a walk, as if she were still a girl strolling on the sidewalk.

Front

What was the woman's experience with the embroiderer?

Back

The embroiderer refused to embroider the cloth because she didn't like cross-stitching.

Front

How did the woman feel after visiting the embroiderer?

Back

She felt affronted, perplexed, and dirty from the morning heat.

Front

What did the woman do after returning home from the embroiderer?

Back

She had lunch alone and lay down in a dimly lit room, full of mature feelings without bitterness.

Front

What happened to the woman's sensitivity over time?

Back

It healed like a dry wound.

Front

What significant event occurred a month after her sensitivity healed?

Back

She had her first lover, the first of a joyful series.