One of the important themes that Jessica Hadgeorn emphasizes throughout the text is the role that the women play in the society. Women are often excluded from the paradigm of patriarchy where men are in power. We all know that women and men were not treated equally and many things have changed since then, however, the discriminatory that women faces in today’s society still exist. For example, Isabel Alacran, marries her husband because of the position that he is in – he is privileged, has a lot of power and is extremely wealthy. Her marriage was a way to climb up the socio-economic ladder in order to achieve the social mobility that many people were not able to reach (the poor people). Rio’s mother, Dolores, orders varies of product in order
