Macho Camacho's Beat Analysis

Even though the interchanging story lines may not have any direct correlation with Puerto Rican society , the story Macho Camacho’s Beat gives insight into the social complexities of Puerto Rican life because it emphases on differentiating statures between Benny, and Heathen Chinky. The story creates a contrast between the senator, his son Benny and Heathen chinky while displaying how they all relate to each other through the exchange of sexuality for wealth and how material culture ties everyone together, and through the interchanging story lines in which their relations with one another highlights the social relationship Puerto Rican society.
The short stories in Macho Camacho 's Beat gives insight to the social complexities of Puerto Rican life because the emphasis on material culture differentiates between Benny, and Heathen Chinky. Despite Benny and Chinky being polar opposites on the social hierarchy, both of these characters display a link to the catholicism. A link to Italy through the ferrari 's and the Roman Catholic Church is made to demonstrate and the power …show more content…
As the story starts off with privileged Benny and his ferrari, the story switches over to Chinky and her life which creates a contrast between the two characters who live seemingly socially opposite lives. At first read, it was interpreted at first read as sporadic, however, once the perspective of senator is introduced, the link between Chinky and Benny is created. The senator, with his power and wealth possesses the power to fund his sexual lust for black and mulatto women. Wtth the senator 's one weakness being his lust for minority women, Chinky utilizes her body to take advantage of his weakness, thus demonstrating the co dependent relationship between