Anylasist Of The Intruder

The Intruder The intruder is a very complelling thriller which

continues to grab you wanting more. In this story, unlike most , rather than the death of a man who dares to challenge anothers mans sexual power by means of a communal woman. In the Intruder it is the communal woman who must die in order to cement the bond of desire between two men.

Christian and Eduardo Nilsen, who were infamous for their rough and brutal ways as well as their unusual closness. One day Christian brings home a prostitute named Juliana Burgos. When Eduardo falls in love with her like his older brother had rather than start a fight Christian tells his brother he can use her too. This acceptance is what lead to the disaster.

Jorge Borges in this short story reveals signs of his own problems with women. He writes about a problem in the early Latin 20th century that most citizens and governments of the time refused to admit but was clearly a problem

Men and women led completely separate lives. Most women's social circles consisted of other women: family members, neighbours, fellow workers, or those they met at the market place. Men, conversely, tended to operate in a largely male world, whether in the factory, at union meetings, or in local bars.

Women's personal freedom was severely restricted. Single women could not go out without a chaperone and they could often be "given away" in arranged marriages.

Due to the traditional role of women in South America and the small number of them working outside the home, only a minority of women were involved in unions or other political organisations. Although the had a clearly defined egalitarian position, in practice the government

failed to attract large numbers of women to its ranks and there was little discussion of women's issues.

In a way, it is clearly artificial to try to isolate the role of women in any series of historical events. There are reasons, however, - why the attempt should still be made from time to time; for one thing it can be assumed that when historians write about "people" or "workers" they mean women to anything like the same extent as men. It is only recently that the history of women has begun to be studied with the attention appropriate to women's significance - constituting as we do approximately half of society at all levels. Conditions of life for Spanish women prior to 1936 were oppressive and repressive

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