Doña Perfecta

"Doña Perfecta" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a late 19th-century story about Doña Perfecta, a determined woman bound by the religious and social rules from the time period, and her nephew, Pepe Rey, who comes to her family's house in Orbajosa, a small town. It looks at intolerance, traditions, and modern ways of thinking as the characters deal with difficult relationships and opposing beliefs. The novel starts with Pepe Rey's arrival in Villahorrenda, greeted with a disappointing landscape, which contrasts with his mother's positive childhood memories. Pepe, an educated man with new ideas, faces the strict customs and controlling societal rules of Orbajosa, represented by Doña Perfecta, and the struggles that arise as the characters wrestle with their beliefs in a vividly described Spanish town.