LISA M. LUGO BLOG #9/13

"Most of the women I've known want their husbands home every night, whether they like him or not, just so they can have somebody to complain to"

The fact that Frank has only loved one woman in his life has impacted the view he has about women. In my opinion he has resentment over women, because the only person who has challenged him to love something that is not cockfighting is Mary Elizabeth (his only love). Since she is the only women who's had some influence over his priorities, makes him label women as a specie who are always striving to be part or take over a man's goal. I personally do not agree with his thinking, but I sense hatred from him towards females in general mainly because of the era he lives in. Therefore, I chose Tony and Edie by John Valadez because it represents the view he has about females. It shows how he thinks women constantly interfere with a man's satisfaction if they are not the main reason for their success

Charles Willeford, Cockfighter (New York: Vintage Books, 1972), page 154

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