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- The trait Maria-José's family values the most is her self-abnegation. That means they take it for granted that Maria-José has abandoned her own hopes and dreams. They believe she has chosen to dedicate her life to them.
- "Aunt Zeze's Tears" is a short story by Brazilian author Carmen Dolores (pseudonym of Emília Bandeira de Melo). The main character is Maria-José, or Zeze.
- The story is set at a time when all women could hope for in life was marriage.
- However, Zeze is becoming an old maid. Her lack of beauty has kept her from finding suitors and marrying a good man.
- She suffers a great deal, but her family does not seem to notice. She lives with her sister's family, and they all seem to take her for granted.
- They go out and have fun at the opera without her, leaving her at home to take care of the younger children.
- They do not seem to worry as to whether she is sad or not. They have simply accepted her fate as an old maid, and chosen to believe that she has accepted that fate too.
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