Bayardo san Roman didn’t enter, but softly pushed his wife into his house without speaking a word. Then he kissed Pura Vicario on the cheek and spoke to her in a very deep dejected voice, but with great tenderness. Thank you for everything, Mother,” he told her. (pg.46)
This is the scene where Bayardo was returning his wife after finding out she was not a virgin. He pushed her softly without entering because this was a great disgrace to him because a woman’s honor, which is her virginity, is all she has. Without her virginity he no longer wanted her. He then thanked the mother for everything as he gave the daughter back. The daughter was severely beaten because in this story all that matters was her virginity and this becomes central to the story. Virginity in this culture plays a big role because women were said to have to save themselves for their husbands and defying this meant defying society.
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