Blood Wedding Journal 6

• "I looked at your father, and when they killed him, I looked at the wall in front of me. One woman with one man, and that's it"(10). This quote shows that marriage in the catholic church should not be gay. This is relevant because Lorca  was gay.
• "Haven't I done the work of a man? If only I were a man" (37)! This quote shows how gender was a major part of society. Equal rights were not too prevalent.
• "Your vineyards are worth a fortune" (30). This quote shows the vast economic differences during this time period. There were very rich agriculturalists and then there were poor people.

•  "Girls never leave the house"(61). This quote again plays into the gender roles during the time period. What women were expected to do is obvious.
• "It has come once again-the hour of blood! Two sides! You with yours and me with mine!" (77). This quote speaks about the Spanish civil war. It also references the two sides that were fighting.
• “To keep still when we’re on fire is the worst punishment we can inflict on ourselves” (47). This quote speaks about duende and the passions and the different emotions that duende involves.

• "But what about her honor? Where is her honor" (101)? This quote is about the high moral and social standards that women were held to during the time period.
• "You must follow the course of your blood" (79). This quote is about the civil war. Obviously a civil war divides a country and this quote is referring to that division.
• "May the Cross protect the dead and the living" (104). This quote speaks about the catholic beliefs of this life and the after life.