ES 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Rain God
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Miguel grande is having an affair with lola. Juanita is looked at as the force that keeps miguel grande in touch with his family. Lola portrayed as sin verguenza is the only women who can fulfill his sexual desires and highlight his weaknesses. When juanita finds out she ignores the signs which symbols her as submissive and desires the idea of having a perfect marriage. El compa dies of a heart attack. Felix dies by getting beat death from a military man that he tried to sexually abuse. When the three characters finally acknowledge the situation, it"s a sign of feminine solidarity and feminism even for juanita and lola to be. Themes: betrayal, death, power, friendship, and infidelity. Feliz is the rain dance which has two different meanings: literal: as a child he loved dancing in the rain storms while everyone else was afraid, metaphoric: easy going attitude towards life. When joel starts going to school he retreats from felix.
