Aura | Objects, Setting & Important Places

Aura Objects/Places

The Cafe

Felipe finds the advertisement for Senora Consuelo's job in a cafe.

Donceles Street

Donceles Street is where Senora Consuelo's house is located. Nearly every house, except for Consuelo's, has been converted into some kind of store or place of business.

Consuelo's House

Consuelo's house is very old and has been intentionally kept in its original form as much as possible. Senora Consuelo keeps the house dark at all times and discourages Felipe from even lighting a match to see his way.

Consuelo's Room

Consuelo's room is filthy. Her bed is covered with crumbs—perhaps from desecrating Communion wafers—and rats have nested in one of the corners. The third time Felipe and Aura have sex, it is in Consuelo's room.

Felipe's Room

Felipe's room, like every other room in the house, is old and outdated. One particularly annoying feature is that it has no ceiling, but instead a glass skylight. Whenever the sun rises, the room is filled with light...
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