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the events that take place and through
the way the characters act.
Castro, who is one of the main characters of the story
is married to Zoraida. Zoraida’s husband, Castro, is the
head of the family and is the one who is working and
supporting the family. “He had even considered sleeping on
the living room couch, but he would not be driven out of his
own bed. He was still a man after all, a macho, master of
his home, someone to be reckoned with, not be pushed out.”
(Aunt Rosana’s Rocker pg. 81) Castro is a masculine figure
and takes on the role of the husband. He supports and takes
care of his family, but the character thinks of himself more
than a caretaker. He is prideful and arrogant. As a male
figure it is understandable that they may take on the role
of someone who is confident and strong, but Castro takes it
a step further by implying that he is the only one who is
capable of handling matters and is someone who only thinks
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him.
“To think my handsome, healthy son, who could have had
any girl he wanted, picked this one.” (pg. 89) The way
that Castro was raised helped him to be the way he was. His
mother’s mentality of how his son was so handsome and better
than others may have caused Castro to think that he was
superior to others. He may be receiving his confidence
through this mother or it may be that he truly feels that he
is man of many qualities and talents. In a way, the issues
that he is having with his wife and how he constantly brings
up the idea that he is “macho” can be from his insecurity.
He may not be feeling man enough or may be even feeling that
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