Loteria Sparknotes

Loteria Do you think abuse can tear apart relationships? In the book “Loteria” abuse is shown often. Through the use of characters, Imagery and archetypes, author Alberto Zambrano creates the idea that violence and abuse can ruin family or relationships. Alberto Zambrano uses Luz’s father as a villain archetype throughout the novel to create the message that abuse and violence can negatively impact family or relationships. In the book Loteria the author, Zambrano creates this idea by introducing Papi and how he hurt her. Luz says, “The throbbing went throw my arms and down my legs and through my veins and back up again into my chest” (Zambrano 71). The author shows that Papi is abusive and hurts Luz which makes him a villian archetype. This

One place the audience sees this is when Luz said the word “cunt” in front of her parents and sister and her mom became very upset. The author explains, “I shrugged, but before I could drop my shoulders she slapped me across the face” (Zambrano 50). This clearly illustrates Alberto Zambrano’s use of imagery. It's visualizing how her mom slapped her. Since her mom slapped her that can create a negative relationship between them which goes with the theme. Another technique the author does this is by explaining when Luz watched her dad be abusive to her mother. Luz says, “I saw Papi holding Mom from behind, leaning over the kitchen table with his hand over her face and her cheeks pulled down. I could see the whites of her eyes and he was banging the table as if he were trying to move it, but it wouldn't move, and I could hear her sighing” (Zambrano 146). This clearly illustrates Alberto Zambrano’s use of imagery. Alberto helps visualize how Luz’s mother is being forced down on the table. This goes with the theme because Papi forcing Luz’s mom down on the table can create a negative relationship between the family due to