Female Characters Of Sex And Violence During The Cuban Revolution

Sex and Violence bring both intimacy and vulnerability into many lives through their most basic form. Yet, one would rarely think to mix these two polar opposites together because of the type of intimacy and vulnerability they bring or force from an interaction. In the past, sex and violence have been used to either empower or control another person. When used together, these two opposites lead to sexual assault. Through Dreaming in Cuban, the female characters during the Cuban revolution were affected by the two extremes of sex and violence. Thus their family was torn apart by men using both sex and violence in different intervals. These female characters thus turned to using them together in hopes to gain back some of that power or control they had over their lives to begin with. Cristina García uses the Cuban Revolution to illustrate
After Celia’s relationship with Gustavo, Jorge comes around and wants to marry Celia, which eventually happens around 1935. Within this relationship, Jorge leaves to sell equipment from the American Electric Broom Company, many times for two months or more. Thus, his absences leave Celia feeling neglected and mistreatment from his family, and allowing her to continue to latch onto Gustavo before the Cuban Revolution. Celia at this time wants attention, sexual or not, to feel the love she does not receive from her husband. Once again political beliefs or alliance could factor into the deterioration of their relationship. Since Jorge works for an American company, he aligns himself to save his job within Cuba. While on the other hand, Celia is for the Communists for social equity within Cuba, creating a better Cuba than the current one they were living in before the revolution. Thus, many families fell apart because of the divided political beliefs within the environment; as such no relationship was saved from the