What does the character, Teodula Moctezuma, represent in the novel, Where the Air Is Clear?

The embodiment of ancient mysticism, Teodula is a character who represents the eternal, mythological world under the rule of blood-thirsty Aztec gods, the spiritual and authentic Mexico before the Spanish conquests. She practices the old traditions, always wears her wedding jewelry, calmly awaits death because she believes in rebirth as the natural cycle of life, and performs death rituals on the skeletons of her husband and children that she keeps buried in her cellar. Ixca relies on her teachings and vows to find a human sacrifice for her, so that the ancient gods may be satisfied. After Norma's death, Teodula makes Ixca renounce the modern world and live with Rosa, her widow neighbor.