Comparing US Culture And Blood Wedding

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In this modern American (U.S.) retelling of Blood Wedding, the character’s names would remain the same, but be presented through modified roles and interactions within the dynamic of a similar plot. Communication in both methods and results change dramatically, particularly with the groom’s mother as she is guided by stigma instead of blunt frustration. The family roles of women shift and the story does not conclude with forgiveness. Both stories are full of underlying tension, with the reminder that violent reactivity is inevitable in United States culture, as it was in Blood Wedding. To begin, Mothers is significantly more involved in the wedding, the lives of her neighbors and family matters. She does not casually learn about her future