Character Relationship Map: Adoption

Characters

• Kata Csentes (played by Katalin Berek) — protagonist

  A 42-year-old factory worker living near a residential care facility for abandoned children. She desires a child but is declined by her married lover. She becomes interested in Anna, helps Anna marry...

• Anna Bálint (played by Gyöngyvér Vigh) — protagonist

  A girl residing in the residential care facility for abandoned children. Kata develops an interest in her and provides assistance to help Anna marry her boyfriend.

• Jóska (played by László Szabó) — supporting
• Erzsi, Jóska's wife (played by Flóra Kádár) — supporting
• Anna's father (played by Janos Boross) — supporting
• Anna's mother (played by Erzsi Varga) — supporting
• Head of the Institute (played by István Kaszás) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Anna's mother → Anna Bálint (mother)
• Anna's father → Anna Bálint (father)
• Jóska → Erzsi, Jóska's wife (Family Husband And Wife) — Jóska is married to Erzsi and has a family life that he is unwilling to disrupt for Kata.

  The plot identifies Erzsi as Jóska's wife and says they have two sons.

• Anna Bálint → Head of the Institute (Power Care Authority) — The Head has authority over Anna's release from state care and considers the conditions for her departure.

  The Head of the Institute discusses the conditions under which Anna could leave state care, including parental consent and the young man's acceptance...

• Kata Csentes → Jóska (Romantic Secret Lovers) — Kata wants a child and an honest life, while Jóska wants to preserve their hidden relationship alongside his existing family.

  The plot describes Jóska as Kata's longtime secret partner. He says he loves her but refuses to have a child with her or change his life.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Erzsi, Jóska's wife → Kata Csentes (Social Acquaintances) — Their conversation brings Kata face to face with the family life Jóska has kept separate from their relationship.

  Kata visits Jóska's home and meets Erzsi. Erzsi tells Kata that she gave up working to raise the children, while Kata says she feels bored and trapped...

• Kata Csentes → Head of the Institute (Alliance Advocate) — Kata advocates for Anna's temporary departure, and the Head agrees to the request.

  Kata asks the Head of the Institute to let Anna leave temporarily, and he agrees.

• Kata Csentes → Anna Bálint (Alliance Supporter) — Kata takes an interest in Anna and helps her pursue the possibility of leaving institutional care to marry her boyfriend.

  Kata visits Anna at the institute, listens to her account of family neglect, and asks for help arranging a temporary departure from state care.

Story Analysis

Kata's desire for a child and her efforts to help Anna unfold alongside the unresolved costs of Jóska's hidden relationship and existing family.

Plot Progression

1. A Child Desired — Kata seeks a medical examination because she wants to know whether she can still have a child. After learning that no medical barrier was found, she tells Jóska what she wants.
2. The Secret Relationship Strains — Jóska refuses to have a child with Kata because he does not want to disrupt his existing family life. Kata says she could raise a child alone, but his position does not change.
3. Anna's Family Wounds — Kata visits Anna at the institute and learns of her anger toward her family and her experience of neglect. Anna cautions Kata against adopting an abandoned child because of the emotional harm such chi...
4. A Possible Way Out — The institute discusses whether marriage could stabilize Anna and what would be required for her to leave state care. Kata asks for Anna to leave temporarily, and the Head agrees; Anna's boyfriend sig...
5. Facing Jóska's Home — Jóska fears Kata might become pregnant without telling him, while she insists she wants an honest and peaceful life. At his home, Kata meets Erzsi and hears about her life raising the children, leavin...