Marianela, set in Socartes, a fictional ore-mining village
in northern Spain, tells the story of a young girl who is
unable to hold a physically demanding job in the mining
community because of her physical condition. She is hired
by a wealthy landowner as a guide for his blind son, Pablo. In her friendship with
Pablo, she finds the understanding and affection she has missed in her life. Pablo
believes that Marianela must be the most beautiful woman in the world, given her
inner beauty, kindness, and generosity with him and promises to marry her. But
complications develop when an eye surgeon and Pablo’s beautiful cousin come to
town.
Marianela is a novel that illuminates many facets of nineteenth-century Spanish society.
Galdós’s complex characterizations within the deceptively simple rustic love triangle
hold serious philosophical elements that can be read on many levels.
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