How does the author characterize Aunt Zézé?

A)

Aunt Zeze is characterized as a joyous, humble

woman who brought joy to everyone she met.

B)

Aunt Zézé is misunderstood and even though she

loves her nieces, she experiences great personal

unhappiness

C)

Aunt Zézé is completely miserable and lonely, crying

bitterly when she learns that her nieces are moving

away.

Aunt Zézé is heartbroken and near collapse when she

hears she must make a choice betwern Monjardin

and her nieces

D)

The correct answer is B: Aunt Zeze is misunderstood and even though she loves her nieces, she experiences great personal unhappiness.

Explanation:

Aunt Zeze's Tears is a Brazilian short story, written by Emilia Moncoroua Bandeira de Mello.

Aunt Zeze is a young woman who got old prematurely because she dedicated all her life to her nieces. She is misunderstood by her family, they laugh at her, as she did not have a proper youth because she decided to stay with her sister and nieces, so she still dresses like a teenage girl and has her dreams and unfulfilled ambitions.

Zeze fell in love with a friend of her brother-in-law named Monjardin who writes a poem to her. While listening the poem, Zeze realizes that she is too old to fell in love and she will never find her happiness.