Yunior attempts to understand his purpose in life through his romantic affairs with his girlfriend Magda. Throughout the short story, Yunior tries to show his love for Magda to validate his opinion that his purpose in life is to a loving boyfriend. Yunior believes that if his girlfriend loves him back, that he then will feel fulfilled. Yunior reveals his love for Magda by revealing that she is the stability and security in his life. “It’s because I love you, mami. I know that this sounds like a load of doo-doo, but its true: Magda’s my heart. I didn’t want her to leave me; I wasn’t about to start looking for a girlfriend because I’d fucked up one lousy time.” Yunior first uses the word “mami.” In Spanish, the word “mami” is colloquial term for honey or significant other. Yunior utilizes this word to reveal to Magda that she is the most precious thing to him in the whole world. Yunior desperately desires her affection. Yunior also uses the word “doo-doo.” Doo-doo symbolizes Yunior as a person. Yunior uses “doo-doo” to suggest that even though it may seem that Yunior superficially cares about that this is false because in reality she is, a part of
Yunior attempts to understand his purpose in life through his romantic affairs with his girlfriend Magda. Throughout the short story, Yunior tries to show his love for Magda to validate his opinion that his purpose in life is to a loving boyfriend. Yunior believes that if his girlfriend loves him back, that he then will feel fulfilled. Yunior reveals his love for Magda by revealing that she is the stability and security in his life. “It’s because I love you, mami. I know that this sounds like a load of doo-doo, but its true: Magda’s my heart. I didn’t want her to leave me; I wasn’t about to start looking for a girlfriend because I’d fucked up one lousy time.” Yunior first uses the word “mami.” In Spanish, the word “mami” is colloquial term for honey or significant other. Yunior utilizes this word to reveal to Magda that she is the most precious thing to him in the whole world. Yunior desperately desires her affection. Yunior also uses the word “doo-doo.” Doo-doo symbolizes Yunior as a person. Yunior uses “doo-doo” to suggest that even though it may seem that Yunior superficially cares about that this is false because in reality she is, a part of