The work tells us about Carmela’s love passion, a passion that lasts beyond death and that can lead to destruction and the annulment of her personality. But at the same time, the interesting thing is that, throughout the development of its versions, the story also raises the overcoming of this entrapment and the possibility of facing and overcoming what analytical psychology has currently called “animus possession.” . By following the symbolic journey that it presents, we see that the story addresses issues such as abuse and the need to confront it, despite the suffering that this entails.