The paradox of Nobrega
When Almeyda first hears of Palmares from the Black Woman, she thinks it is heaven completely free of enslaved people. Paradoxically, when she arrives in Palmares, she is shocked to see an enslaved woman called Nobrega. Almeyda fails to comprehend how a fugitive home can also host enslaved people.
The irony of the destruction of Palmares
Over the ages, Palmares remained a fugitive home for escapee enslaved people. The escapee enslaved people established a community of free people. Ironically, when Almeyda arrives in Palmares hoping for a better future, the fugitive home is destroyed. She takes a perilous journey across the Brazilian colonies to locate her husband.
The satire of the village and mediocre woman
While Almeyda crosses colonial Brazil to locate her lost husband, she comes across a village that praises a god that lives in the cage! Almeyda is religiously brought up despite spending most of her life enslaved. Therefore, she finds it paradoxical that villagers can worship a god living in the cage. Similarly, Almeyda finds it satirical that a mediocre woman offers magic services at an inflated price.
The irony of the man looking for a black Virgin’s blood
Entralgo is making a secret plan to hand over Almeyda to a man who wants to get a black virgin's blood to heal his strange disease. When Almeyda's mother hears of the secret, she advises Almeyda to take a herb to prevent the man from raping her. When the man comes to rape Almeyda, he gets perturbed because his manhood cannot penetrate Almeyda’s birth canal.
