No conto "A Chave", Machado de Assis conversa com o leitor a respeito das personagens, usando uma linguagem diferente para cada um deles. Se fala sobre a moça que protagoniza a história, usa uma linguagem direta. Se fala sobre o pai dela, se utiliza de um tom empolado. De uma de suas menores obras nascem dois dos temas pelos quais Machado se tornou conhecido: o hábito de dialogar com o leitor e zombar da fala empolada - que mais tarde se tornaria típico do realismo.
In the short story "The Key," Machado de Assis conversation with the reader about the characters, using a different language to each of them. If talking about the girl who stars in the history, uses straightforward language. If talks about her father, makes use of a stilted tone. In one of his smaller works are born of two subjects in which Machado became known: the habit of dialogue with the reader and mock pompous speech - which later became typical of realism.
In the short story "The Key," Machado de Assis conversation with the reader about the characters, using a different language to each of them. If talking about the girl who stars in the history, uses straightforward language. If talks about her father, makes use of a stilted tone. In one of his smaller works are born of two subjects in which Machado became known: the habit of dialogue with the reader and mock pompous speech - which later became typical of realism.
