Summary Of Esteban's Rejection Of Machismo To Socialism

I enjoyed the interactive orals for chapters 2, 8, 9, and 10 which linked the idea of machismo to socialism. When An mentioned in her chapter 2 presentation that Esteban wanted to be machismo, his rejection of socialism became clear to me. Machismo is based in the idea that a man’s strength, power, and control make him worthy, but I didn’t understand how Esteban Trueba was machismo. Yet when I considered that wealth and property conveyed power and control, I finally saw what An was referring to when she mentioned Tres Marías and Esteban.
At first, it didn’t seem like machismo and socialism impacted each other, but as these presentations progressed I began to see the connections. As previously mentioned, machismo emphasizes power, strength,