The Effects of Patriarchy on the Lives of the Women
When near death, Senator Orellano then begins to imagine that, once they are finished with him, the attackers will proceed to the room where his child is hidden and “carry out their duties” (Zapata, 18).The senator then makes the decision to kill his own child, rather than have her fall into the hands of the men who will, doubtless, molest her. Even though he may have thought that in doing so he may protect her from more pain, the senator was obviously viewing his daughter as his own