The Innocence Of Lust In Rolando Perez's 'Office At Night'

After being taken sexually advantage of, Esperanza repeats the phrase “you lied” to declare that Sally and the media have lied to her by saying sex is a pleasant experience. Furthermore, constantly repeating “you lied” shows that Esperanza has been traumatized by this experience; Esperanza realizes the women who have been assaulted were not magnifying the devastating psychological effects. Likewise, the statement, “He wouldn’t let me go. He said I love you Spanish girl.” is a statement which is repeated throughout the vignette. A boy saw Esperanza and grabbed her for his own sexual desire. Esperanza repeats the thought of being caressed without her consent and this creates the psychological effect of her seeing men as predators. This illustrates that groping negatively affects the way its victims look at the world. By using these structural elements to describe Esperanza’s first sexual encounter, Cisneros shows the harmful psychological effects sexual assault causes and sympathy for these people is instilled into the readers, because they know the harm that has been

If marriage is purpose driven as I have suggested then I would argue that sexual fidelity is what holds it together and that without it a marriage won’t last. I think that because in the end no matter how many people protest that sexual satisfaction can be separated from exclusive love, a point the Wasserstrom touches on, I disagree because I think it is hard wired into us. Maybe as some scientist have suggested it is because as we have sex with the same person over and over again oxytocin is released into our brain to rewire us to only be attracted to that other person. Maybe this is what causes humans to be jealous of others who are having sex with the person we have sexual feelings for. Even if it isn’t the reason I still think it can be said that most humans become jealous if the one they having sex with goes and has sex with another. This wanting of sexual exclusivity isn’t a bad thing, I think, because it has helped the human race survive by holding families together. Families that stay together tend to have a more stable environment which in turn has resulted in healthier, more socially adjusted children then families that aren’t as stable. Additionally lower jealousy among individuals leads to a more productive and less combative environment always a plus in our complex societies. Thus, I think, that until we biologically evolve to be wired differently, most people will continue to define marriage as requiring sexual fidelity. Also

The American dream of success can be both a sweet satisfaction and a dreadful nightmare. Richard Rodriguez and his siblings grow up and become successful just as their mother suspected. On christmas, Richard and his siblings spoil their mother just as she wanted. However not all is well as her children and her are not close as they were before. In the following passage by Richard Rodriguez, Rodriguez uses language and details about his siblings, parents, and himself to show the distance created by material success.

- Seduction through language and sexual tension in Pacino’s version – low neckline in costume,

Out of the three poems, the first two hardly had but one or two symbols throughout. They were so short, that they hardly had enough time to get but a small message across to the reader, or atleast that 's how I saw it. However, Alberto Rios 's "Mi Abuelo" had many images which made my brain tingle with excitement for writing this paper. Besides the fact that it had the most imagery, it also was the most interesting and best imagery in my opinion.

In defining one’s identity, many different factors are considered; such as one’s nationality, characteristic, personality, ability, experience, religion, and etc. Especially for those people who live in America, so called country of immigration, has much more complicated identities than those Asian country people where mixed people are rarely noticed. Thinking about the concept of identity, some people easily categorized themselves as simple factors and terms which could describe their surface; white, black, Asian, European, pretty, ugly, nice, mean and so on and so forth. And that is the most point where majority people stopped to list their identities from exploring more in complicated range. However, there are many people who dig more than common people; one great example would be Denise Chavez, who is the author of the novel called Loving Pedro Infante, who kept asking herself about her identity to approach more accurate and clear ideas. In her work, reader could see the confusion of Tere, the main character of the novel, went through her life as Latin-American female in dealing with finding one’s true identity and how she accept her as who she really is. Denise Chavez, who is obviously Latin-American lady, mirror her own life experience through the character she created and introduce to readers about tough life she lived in America as Mejicana. The main character of this novel have a clear understanding and strong idea about herself throughout the novel, even if

Between September 15th and October 15th, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month to honor and appreciate Hispanic and Latino cultures. The observance of this month was created by former president Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, and Hispanic Heritage was only celebrated for about a week. However, Ronald Reagan changed the dates in 1988 so that the memorialized month would span for 30-days. The time frame of September 15th and October 15th is highly symbolic in Hispanic and Latino culture, as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras all celebrate the anniversary of their independence on September 15th. Additionally, Mexico and Chile also celebrate their independence during the month of September. Hispanic and Latino figures have greatly influenced modern cultures, as Frida Kahlo was an iconic artist and Selena Quintanilla was a prominent musician during the eighties and nineties. Those with Hispanic and/or Latino heritage have also greatly influenced the political scene, as many famous politicians and activists are of Hispanic heritage. In specific, Adolfo Perez Esquivel was a Hispanic/Latino man who greatly impacted the well-being of his country and worked toward non-violent means to end conflict. All in all, Esquivel is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts as a human rights activist and leader.

Tom slammed the door behind him, and walked to his vehicle, which had been parked askew in the driveway in his earlier haste to get inside to Lila. It was only when he entered, and the sound of the ignition broke the silence, and the headlights, the darkness, that he paused to think of what had occurred. Regardless of the surprise gift that had arrived at his office, and the note that had accompanied it, Tom instinctively knew that the acts he’d perpetrated inside weren’t what Lila had wanted. How could any women wish to be struck about the face, called a slut and a whore, and be humiliated and degraded by the man she loved. Possibly in a roleplay, but that hadn’t been roleplay, or what Lila had wanted, but what Tom had. And the, recognition, of the stranger who’d invaded his mind, and raped his wife brought a nausea to the pit of his stomach, and as Tom reversed the car, with his gaze fixated on the living room windows, he wound

If you had to learn a new language, or cross a border that is heavily guarded, or look for someone important to you, would you? Ernesto Galarza had to learn english because he came from a small town in Mexico. Farah Ahmedi wanted to move away from her war-torn country but she couldn’t go through the “front door out”. Aengus wanted to find a girl he saw for a brief second. However, all three of these characters whether fictional or real, all were determined to succeed in something in order to either learn something or get to somewhere.

However, while the passage piques curiosity because of the word breast, it doesn’t offer much sensual description” beyond that lone word (16). Enriquez’s literary example is similar to the one offered from Blood and Chocolate. To say that something is sexually explicit without sex even being described is misrepresenting the actual context

image into our heads of a sexual exchange from everyone. In the first chapter the author

Over the course of time the Nilch’i Dine’e had been committing adultery with creatures of other races, thus them being part like the Holy People, yet different because of the genetics of the other creatures. God also places a strong emphasis on the marriage between man and woman. It states in Genesis 2:24, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus also teaches against adultery and divorce, recorded in Matthew 5:27-32, Luke 10:1-12. In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul emphasizes how marriage should be arranged between man and woman.

Love and lust are both universal and are constantly being applied in the lives of people

In “The Secret Lion,” Alberto Alvaro Rios establishes the theme as loss of innocence in a young boy. The narrator brings to life a boy who must leave behind his youthful perceptions about girls, the arroyo, and his green haven. All preconceptions are shattered, and each glimpse of bliss is taken away. Through this the boy gains perspective, and begins to see the world with a new awareness. Rios ingrains the loss of innocence theme through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy who exhibits maturity, autonomy, and disillusionment.

It not only threatens, but also breaks through. Betrayed by love once in her life, she nevertheless seeks it in the effort to fill the lonely void; thus, her promiscuity. But to adhere to her tradition and her sense of herself as a lady, she cannot face this sensual part of herself. She associates it with the animalism of Stanley's lovemaking and terms it “brutal desire”. She feels guilt and a sense of sin when she does surrender to it, and yet she does, out of intense loneliness. By viewing sensuality as brutal desire she is able to disassociate it from what she feels is her true self, but only at the price of an intense inner conflict. Since she cannot integrate these conflicting elements of desire and gentility, she tries to reject the one, desire, and live solely by the other. Desperately seeking a haven she looks increasingly to fantasy. Taking refuge in tinsel, fine clothes, and rhinestones, and the illusion that a beau is available whenever she wants him, she seeks tenderness and beauty in a world of her own making.