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<p>Thenovelfollowsawoman,Modesta,whoisbornon1January1900andherexperiencesthoughherlifeinthetwentiethcentury.Thetextiswrittenforthemostpartinthefirstperson(byModesta),butsometimesalsointhethirdperson,especiallyinthefirstpartofthenovel.</p>