Monday, December 15, 2008

Woman's Rage

I am reading Translated Women by Ruth Behar, an Cuban-American anthropologist. The first chapter is dedicated to the rage. Unbelievable how much the rage is common in the Mexican culture that people talk about it.
This book is the real life story of a Mexican peddler woman. In one part, she was talking about her husband and his mistress. She said that she was full of rage when she saw them flirting. When came back home and breasted her little child, the child was blocked and died after eight days! She said: What do you expect? I pour all my rage in my kid's throat. Always the rage does it.
And I know the rage very well. I know woman's rage very well. I know a woman's rage can eradicate one's whole life. It unbelievably powerful which no other strength can succeed...
I know what a woman's rage can do...

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