Allende's Autobiographical References in "Dos Palabras"

1. Belisa had a connection to the Colonel, who wanted her to write a speech for him, to help him become a leader.

2. Allende's cousin/"tio" was President of Chile.

2.1. When she was born her father was an ambassador to Peru

3. In one of the articles about Allende I read, she was fired from a job of translating romance novels because she would change the ending of the novels to make them more interesting.

4. Belisa bought a dictionary. After reading it, she threw it in to the sea because she wanted her customers to receive her own words and ideas, not those straight from the dictionary.

5. Both had connections to very important people

6. The "originality" of their words

7. Allende worked with words and writing the majority of her life.

8. Allende had many different homes. She moved around to many different places in Chile, and was eventually forced to leave Chile, and relocated to Venezuela.

9. Belisa traveled around, selling her words and stories, and did not have a permanent home.

10. Belisa worked hard to become well respected because of her work with words. (as did Allende)

11. Both are women of words

11.1. In "Dos Palabras" Belisa "sold" stories and words.

12. Both are feminists

12.1. Allende in her earlier life worked as an activist

13. Roaming