Analysis of Major Characters

Analysis of Major Characters:

Clemencia is a "amphibious person who doesn't belong to any class". In the story, Clemencia is listening to her mother about her past experiences. Her mother tells her "not to marry a Mexican". Through her mother experiences, she wants better for her daughter, so she tells Clemencia to marry an "Americanized person, someone who would offer her freedom". Clemencia however does takes her mother's advice but twists it around. Clemencia in the story says "never marry. Not any man.". During the story, Clemencia states that "all men cheat on their woman". She proves that by sleeping with married men. 

Clemencia's Mother is poor yet gorgeous. In the story, Clemencia's mother tells Clemencia "not to marry a Mexican". Through her past experiences with her husband, she wants better for her daughter. Clemencia's mother tells her this because she wants her daughter to have more freedom. She tells her to marry an "Americanized person". As the story went on, Clemencia takes her mother's advice but changes it into her own perspective, instead of marry an "Americanized person", she marries no one and takes the mistress-role and sleeps with married white men.