Iracema, Hungry Like the Wolf!

"Iracema, the virgin with the honey lips, whose hair, hanging below her palm-like waist, was jetty as the Graúna bird's wing.
The comb of the Játy-bee was less sweet than her smile, and her breath excelled the perfume exhaled by the vanilla of the woods. . 
Fleeter than the wild roe, the dark virgin wandered freely through the plains and forests of Ipú. . . . Her subtle, naked foot scarcely pressed to earth the thin green garment with which the early rains clothe the ground." (José de Alencar, Iracema, 9)

Iracema. Iracema, the lovely Pocahontas/what's-her-name-from-Avatar figure. I was trying to imagine what it would be like to meet her and I couldn't think of anything to compare her to except...a wolf.

Wait, wait, wait! Stop thinking that is a super random comparison! It's not and I'll tell you why. It came to me because of my Alaskan heritage. So here it goes...

See? Do you see the resemblance? Ok, let me help you out. Wolves just have this majestic, natural, beautiful, yet deadly spirit to them. They are incredible creatures. They are just...like, really cool. And Iracema is like that. They both have this very pure, uncontaminated quality. They are both very intelligent. But even though both wolves and Iracema are beautiful and pure, I would not say that they are innocent. 

Wolves have the ability to be...not very nice. Sometimes they kill animals for sport when they don't need food. And we got to see a little bit of Iracema's lack of innocence. Getting Martim drunk? How angelic.

When Iracema was introduced, I felt kind of mesmerized by her grace and perfection, but she also has this really lethal side. Yeah, don't surprise her, you might get shot. And don't make a wolf mad, they might eat you up, as they say, haha. See the resemblance now?

Ohhh Martim! Where are you going, you White Warrior???