Masculinity In Blanca

Through the course of the history of human beings, males have dominantly played an influential role in both family and societal relationships. Additionally, men have been looked up to as the leaders and the most preeminent form of humans, possibly relative to when they were essential towards the survival of small villages in Neolithic times. Though men have an authoritative perception in a majority of societies, they are not necessarily the individual force that dominates which direction society goes. Their human counterpart, females, are in fact undervalued dignitaries who shape the overall tone of society. Women’s actions and relationships involving their surrounding population have a direct correlation with society’s social atmosphere, and
Allende has both characters have a direct connection to the community by having their lovers both be lower-class and advocate progressive ideas, who are Pedro Garcia Tercero and Miguel. Pedro having this connection to Blanca, a woman of high power, gave him the ability to make his ideas more prominent in the text, causing him to be kicked out of Tres Marias by Esteban Trueba (Allende 189). Additionally, Miguel having a personal relationship with Alba, caused liberal ideas to be reintroduced and common in her household, despite resistance from Esteban. For example, Alba would try to “explain Miguel’s point of view” with Jaime of how Socialists will eventually and forcibly topple the conservative party, all taking place in the household (Allende 369). However, if words like such were spoken earlier in the text, Esteban would beg to differ and whip individuals who spread such mischief in Tres Marias (Allende 172). For two instances here, both female protagonists have been catalysts to a rising liberal, lower-class movement in the text and it would not have been possible without these women. Again, Allende stresses the relationships women have with their communities and families as they are the moral compasses of