Carmen

Author: Mérimée
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Her story has been adapted into dance, drama, and film for centuries. A spirit of freedom, a fiery bougainvillea, a tempting serpent. The story takes place in Spain, with the protagonist Carmen being a beautiful Bohemian girl. She initially worked in a cigarette factory and was arrested for injuring someone in an argument with her colleagues. Among the soldiers escorting her was Don José, her hometown companion, who freed her. Carmen joined the smuggling activities. After Don José was released from prison, he found Carmen and killed her lover. Carmen refused to be restrained by Don José and loved a life of freedom. Don José, at the point of death, forced her to go to America with him. Carmen refused to yield to death and finally fell to Don José's blade.