Gender roles in Latin America are ideas that can be explained in machismo and marianismo. In the article,”Machismo and Marianismo in Latin America” by an unknown author, there are clear stereotypes of what men and women from Latin America are like, however, in the novel, “One Hundred Years of solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, sometimes the stereotypes do not apply. There are many different characters from the Southern American town of Macondo that have different characteristics no matter their gender. Many of the characters from “One Hundred Years of Solitude” do not follow the stereotypical views of machismo and marianismo, but some also do. Stereotypical views of men and women can be true, but some people can also break these stereotypes, no one is the same. A machismo, in the article, is explained as a man embodying physical strength, courage, self confidence, sexual power, and bold advances to women. A clear example of a machismo man from “One …show more content…
Even though some characters from the novel resemble the stereotype, many do not and this shows what kind of stereotype is expected and what a stereotype actually is. "There is debate as to the relationship, relevance, changes, and influence of the extremes of machismo and marianismo"(1). Not all Latin Americans are machismo and marianismo, and they can not be expected to be. The reason why people become who they are is purely how they grow up and the effects that many important events in their lives cause. Tragic events can cause emotional changes to people and that can change their view of the world completely which, in turn, changes them as a person. A group of people can not be defined by the few people who express themselves and show themselves off because that is what a stereotype is. Having stereotypes is a very simple way of categorizing people, but it is not always the right way to think about the