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A 3 page essay that compares two passages from Victor Villasenor's Rain of Gold, a real-life account of his Mexican-American family background. The writer discusses two passages that highlight the texture and nuance of the mother/son relationship and the importance of the matriarch in Mexican culture. No additional sources cited.
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Villasenor took the stories for granted as a child, but realized as an adult that these stories were worth preserving and are suggestive of the heritage that Mexican-Americans share. Interestingly,
it is a tale primarily of women, mothers and grandmothers, indomitable and loving matriarchs who serve to hold their families together through hardships, such as war and poverty, always helping
their husband and sons to keep sight of what is truly important, which is God and family. The following examination of Rain of Gold compares two passages that highlight the
texture and nuance of the mother/son relationship and the importance of the matriarch in Mexican culture. In the first passage, Juan and his mother, Dona Margarita, are grocery shopping. Both
mother and son are thrilled that he has steady employment and is also "settling down" (257). Dona Margaritas conversation is interspersed with comments about the trickiness of gringos hand how
you have to watch them constantly. For example, she speculates that Camel cigarettes taste awful because they are "made from the caca of that ugly animal" (257). Juan is tremendous
pleased with the imagination of his mother. In a spontaneous gesture of affection, he pulls his mother close, kisses her, and draws his nephew into the embrace. He tells his
nephew to always remember that they are all there due to the power of this "old woman" and that "she is our life, our strength, our proof of God here
on earth" (Villasenor 257). Likewise, there is another passage where Salvador is so excited about telling his mother about his impending marriage that he cannot wait for her to
get out of the outhouse and tells her through the door to hurry. However, his mother refuses to hurry as this is one of her favorite times of day. She
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