Another example of the change in perception would be in the interpretation of a sexual scene between Tita and Pedro. The Spanish text reads, “Pedro, sin responder se acercó a ella, apagó la luz del quinqué, la jalo hacia donde estaba la cama de latón ….tirándola sobre ella, la hizo perder su virginidad y conocer el verdadero amor.” (Esquivel 159). The scene seems violent and unhappy. As a reader one can interpret the scene as if Tita was thrown to the bed. The scene makes it seem as if the action of Pedro throwing Tita to the bed, allows for Tita’s impurity. It also allows for the reader to imply a woman may know about true love even though the person can be violated. This creates for the reader to have the idea that an act of love could have also become an …show more content…
He decides to make himself the victim and makes it seem as if he is defenseless. “Pedro, however, is portrayed as weak and indecisive, and even as an adult, is subject to petty jealousies” (Ibsen). Pedro decides to go along to what Mama Rosaura says. Instead, of being the traditional man in shining armor that will save Tita from her predicted life he becomes Mama Elena's pawn to control the daughters. Interestingly many of the male characters are considered weak while many of the female characters are empowered. As said by Kristine Ibsen in her review of the book, John also incarnates certain characteristics generally associated with women: he is patient, nurturing, and long suffering. Thus, when Gertrudis, although she is a woman, attempts to read a recipe, she is unable to decipher its code... Moreover, in a further inversion of anticipated gender roles, it is a man, Sergeant Trevino, who manages to decode the words and successfully prepare the desired product (Ibsen). This is seen differently for both cultures since Mexican culture is male dominant. However, the English culture also has many similar aspects to the Latinos and the events may seem out of