Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses Study Guide consists of approx. 98 pages of summaries and analysis on Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende. Browse the literature study guide below:
In the introduction, author Isabel Allende discusses the connections between people, sensory perception, and memory. She explains why memories of a favorite aunt are linked in her mind to the scent of violet PASTILLES, or candies. Allende tells about the fisherman who first gave her a taste of sea urchin when she was young, forever linking the smell of iodine to the memory of that fisherman and images of sea urchins. Allende explains that all the important people in her life, particularly men, are associated in her mind with specific foods. (read more)
