"Barnabas, the Villares. This "the" refers to the servant. I imagine that this type of speech used to express respect for the "bosses" of the "servants." Also you can see the hierarchy of patterns that they have the final decision on the problems of their servants. They told Hope that he could hunt with Barnabas, but the mother did not want. Another example can be seen as Barnabas takes Hope to the doctor and the children are left alone, the boss orders him to go Euphrasia care.
Machismo in this story is interpreted through the actions of Barnabas, a character change as more is announced. At first thought it was a humble and hardworking, pero change into a man frustrated and violent. The "macho" Barnabas believes that only by being the man of the house and the father of their children may abuse them can hit. Barnabas thought "why was a man, to lie down and have children" and that "children were his, that he would do with them what he pleased."
The sexism of the story is part of machismo, but I want to focus a little on the role of the mother. In history, women have a degree of weakness. Except for the mother. The mother will "win" the patron's first time trying to convince to let Barnabas to marry Esperanza. Hope, or is the victim say ..! I think the mother takes a more 'masculine' and strong, as he faces the standardand Barnabas ... until she "wins" and kills him.
I think the issue of violence is the most important story, as you can see the effects it can have on families and society. On several occasions are acts of violence. The book opens with Hope taking a beating by her mother to take his idea of marrying the head of Barnabas. Later, Hope receives another beating from his mother and when she comes to the employer for help. And now with the violence of Barnabas, which first violence as "lit" but after "violence no longer left the man's chest, he was always there." This means domestic violence irrepentinos attacks your children and Euphrasia. But violence only leads to m
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