Tuesday Siest Tension Between Poverty And Dignity

Poverty and Dignity:

The implied theme of the tension between poverty and dignity in Tuesday Siesta, One passage that stood out to me is when the Mother said “If you feel like doing anything, do it now,” said the woman. “Later, don’t take a drink anywhere even if you’re dying of thirst. Above all, no crying.” I perceived this as though the Mother has a strong sense of self dignity, and also is very reticent. She was telling her daughter to not let anyone see her sorrow or her simple need to quench her thirst as it might make onlookers distinguish them as a lower class or appear vulnerable. When she told the Father that she was the Mother of the man that had been murdered the passage “The priest Scrutinized her. She stared at him with quiet self-control, and the Father blushed” I felt as though if she had looked away or did not maintain eye contact that she felt the Father would have judged her based on factors that are non substantial, the way she presumed he was judging her son prematurely. Lastly the passage “You’d better go out by the door to the patio,” said the Father. “Thank you,” replied the woman.
She took the girl by the hand and went into the street.” The Mother shows such dignity and courage to go out the front door even though she knows that the towns people have come to the streets to oppress her and possible discriminate against her and her daughter for mourning the man they