Georgeta had premarital sex, got pregnant and had an abortion, and her reputation was completely ruined. Otilia tells Felix that girls only truly live for five, six years before they hit their mid-twenties and their looks begin to decline. Viewers Are Geniuses: Since the Romanian society of 1938 (when the novel was first published) was very fond of reading (and francophile to boot), there are a lot of references that could go over a modern reader's head. And yet her tomboyish side comes out while she is visiting Pascalopol's estate: she loves riding without a saddle, wants to bathe in the pond and climb up haystacks. Needless to say, her children failed spectacularly to live up to their names: Olimpia's marriage disintegrates and her child dies because of her negligence, Aurica is a frustrated and desperate old maid and Titi is mentally challenged.

Aurica wants to find a husband but her chances are poor as the family cannot afford a good dowry and she is plain.

He never creates anything original, and has a very precise way in which he wants to work and study, becoming frustrated when Felix suggests they try something new. She loves them very much, but she refuses to see their glaring inadequacies, and enables their self-destructive behavior.

His money is managed by his uncle Costake (Constantin Giurgiuveanu), who is actually Felix’s father’s sister’s husband. His uncle and tutor, Costache Giurgiuveanu, is a rapacious old man who lives with his step- daughter Otilia, who in turn studies the piano at the Bucharest Conservatory. Never My Fault: Aglae's children all end up ruined in one way or another: Olimpia ends up divorced, a big deal in the 1910s, Aurica is an increasingly desperate old maid and Titi is clearly mentally deficient and most likely destined to remain unmarried and financially dependent on his mother. Everyone Loves Blondes: Otilia has long blonde ringlets, and aside the Tulea family (who sees her as a threat), she is admired by most of the people she meets, from her colleagues at the Conservatory to the doctor brought by Pascalopol to check on Costache - and of course, Felix.If you enjoy Balzac or any bourgeois comic novels with complex plots, conniving characters and innocent young men abroad, then you will certainly enjoy this, one of the foremost Romanian novels. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Costache has plans with Felix and Otilia, starting to gather construction materials for a house where the who will live after his death.