When an individual looses a lover, in this case a girlfriend, he believes the possibilities of him loving another person are rare. Reasons can vary, but I think that is because we like to believe that soulmates exist or perhaps that we can only have one love for only one person. In the story, the main character has the love for cockfighting and a non-ending love for his first and only girlfriend. However, his passion for the sport it is so great that the girl feels that she can't defeat the relationship. I believe that the shadows he describes in this quote are a symbolism of how he has become so dependable to Cockfighting and how this dependance has taken over his ability to find a balance. His addiction for cockfighting leaves him with less time to think about the reality of his uncontrolled life. Frank is so dedicated to the sport, that it is hard for him to realize there is so much more in life than just cockfighting; like a woman's love. Therefore, I chose the painting Narcissus by Michelangelo Mersi da Caravaggio because it portrays the fight Frank has against himself. It is the fight of how it is his ownself who keeps him from loving something real and not a sport.
Charles Willeford, Cockfigter (New Yor: Vintage Books, 1972), page 142
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