Kiss Of The Spider Woman Analysis
Prison cells are usually dark, grueling, and deep walls that separate a man and his cell mate from everyone and everything in the outside world. These confinements and institutions usually have no color or any kind of beauty to look at or gaze upon. In these prisons, what do 2 men that are lost in their own world with two different views on life supposed to do? Do they interact with each other? Manuel Puig imagines this in Kiss of the Spider Woman through the two protagonist in the text, Molina and Valentin. Valentin is a political activist who was arrested for participating in a hunger strike against Argentine’s government. Instead of sharing a cell with somebody who shares the same views as him, he shares a cell with Molin- a man who desires
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Both Valentin and Werner are men who believe in politics and have different political views and fight for a cause. The two tales present Valentin and Werner as the manly male lovers. The two men in both the novel and the film believe in politics and fighting for a cause compared to everything else. "The great pleasure's something else, it's knowing I've put myself in the service of what's truly noble, I mean… well... a certain ideology..." (Puig 28) This is Valentin explaining his masculinity to Molina. . There is a song that illustrates the waters of a German River. This song seems to bring Werner to tears. This shows how much Werner cares for his country and how much he loves it. His love is so strong that he can’t hide it. Usually a man’s love would interfere with his masculinity but in this situation, men who love their country are seen as gods but are also seen as being invincible. Both Valentin and Werner seems intrigued by physical beings and humans. While Molina is telling the story of the film, Valentine ask, “How is her figure? Does she have a good build, or is she more on the flat side?” (Puig 50) Werner’s interest in physical beings is seen with his comments towards Leni’s features when he comments, “…what a marvelous creature you are.” (Puig 55) Both of these quotes show how both Valentin and Werner parallel each other by having a common interest in Leni and
Both Valentin and Werner are men who believe in politics and have different political views and fight for a cause. The two tales present Valentin and Werner as the manly male lovers. The two men in both the novel and the film believe in politics and fighting for a cause compared to everything else. "The great pleasure's something else, it's knowing I've put myself in the service of what's truly noble, I mean… well... a certain ideology..." (Puig 28) This is Valentin explaining his masculinity to Molina. . There is a song that illustrates the waters of a German River. This song seems to bring Werner to tears. This shows how much Werner cares for his country and how much he loves it. His love is so strong that he can’t hide it. Usually a man’s love would interfere with his masculinity but in this situation, men who love their country are seen as gods but are also seen as being invincible. Both Valentin and Werner seems intrigued by physical beings and humans. While Molina is telling the story of the film, Valentine ask, “How is her figure? Does she have a good build, or is she more on the flat side?” (Puig 50) Werner’s interest in physical beings is seen with his comments towards Leni’s features when he comments, “…what a marvelous creature you are.” (Puig 55) Both of these quotes show how both Valentin and Werner parallel each other by having a common interest in Leni and