c m p f m VII
fm m ixi GmWllero#' o# her time the oatstanding Spanleh novelist ^
mmmsrs m û omstoms* has vividly portrayed the rural life of . Andalusia*■
Ihrou# her iescriptiohs# ahmmding in looal eolor m û personal interact#
she has hrou#t to M r reader# the very atmosphère of the peaceful and
remote eome# of her novels# Ihe plots of the novels are simple and the
aotioii ■ve^.ry limited Worn*##' the author fooussed her attention upon the
people* She had made a o.los#' study of 'their oustoms# traditions# language#
poetry# and has .revealed #ie@e to her readers*
Hothing oonoeraing home life was too trivial, to he of eoneem to.
Fernan Gahallero# and she inoluded all the details in her scene# of family
life# Few thing# apart from the regular routine of living have been in-'
oludsd in these word piotur##* It is surprising how few referenoe# were
made to religious wremoniee# proeeeelon## end pleturssque cuetow whioh
were o&served throu^out Bpain# these are the showy #ing# that her eon-tesperarie#
knew about# no doubt# and she has given th^ntimate touehes
that are oaught only by the oere^l observer*
In aceord with her traditionalism the author losked approvingly
upon the ourrsnt customs of eourti^ip and marriage* # e young man made
love at his- lady *s window.# but she was usually ohosen by hi# parents
rather than % him# In the Instanoes where the young people did not
follow the advise of their parents# the author showed that the marriage