The protagonist’s grandmother influences his marriage choices through cultural courtship practices. “My grandmother said I should marry a Mexican girl... ‘No Okies, hijo…’ she said, lecturing me on the virtue of the Mexican girl: first, she could cook and, second, she acted like a woman not a man, in her husband's home.”This shows deep cultural courtship rules shaping the protagonist’s identity and relationships based on ethnicity and traditional gender roles.
Marry a Mexican girl. No Okies, hijo.
WHY?
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Maybe she's right
The protagonist’s grandmother influences his marriage choices through cultural courtship practices. “My grandmother said I should marry a Mexican girl... ‘No Okies, hijo…’ she said, lecturing me on the virtue of the Mexican girl: first, she could cook and, second, she acted like a woman not a man, in her husband's home.” This shows deep cultural courtship rules shaping the protagonist’s identity and relationships based on ethnicity and traditional gender roles.
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Why wont he listen?
He's just conflicted.
Respect for elders deeply impacts the protagonist’s choices and creates internal conflict. “My grandmother gave me bad advice and good advice… I heard my mother say in my mind: ‘Marry a Mexican girl’… I worried about it until Carolyn took me home to meet her parents.” This shows how cultural respect for elders influences personal decisions, even when it conflicts with the protagonist’s own desires.
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