▁hope ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁because ▁both ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁husband ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁per se vere ▁under ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁by ▁thinking ▁of ▁her ; ▁however , ▁the ▁President ▁dest ro ys ▁this ▁sense ▁of ▁hope ▁with ▁false ▁stories . ▁When ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁her ▁loyal ty ▁is ▁elimin ated , ▁both ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁husband ▁die ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁lost ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁returning ▁to ▁her . ▁Furthermore , ▁Camil a ' s ▁happiness ▁with ▁her ▁child ▁and ▁their ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁g limp se ▁of ▁hope ▁in ▁an ▁otherwise ▁dark ▁and ▁disturb ing ▁ending . ▁For ▁critic ▁Jean ▁Franco , ▁it ▁is ▁love ▁that ▁offers ▁what ▁little ▁hope ▁there ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁novel : ▁" The ▁system ▁is ▁und erm ined ▁only ▁by ▁love — the ▁love ▁of ▁an ▁id iot ▁for ▁his ▁mother , ▁a ▁woman ▁trying ▁des per ately ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁husband ▁from ▁death ." ▁ ▁Ty ran ny ▁and ▁al ien ation ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁ty ran ny ▁and ▁al ien ation ▁shows ▁how ▁a ▁dict ator ship ▁not ▁only ▁al ien ates ▁and ▁" oth ers " ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁also ▁prevents ▁the ▁country ▁itself ▁from ▁ach ieving ▁European ▁modern ization . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁ess ay , ▁literary ▁critic ▁A riel ▁Dorf man ▁arg ues ▁that ▁" dict ator ship , ▁which ▁in ▁ ▁manif ested ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁real m , ▁is ▁now ▁a