After growing up with an abusive father, Yunior developed similar tendencies towards women. Throughout his youth Yunior feared his father and referred to him as “My Father the Torturer,” (Fiesta, pg. 30). Yunior’s father not only hurt his son, but also treated his wife, Yunior’s mother, with little respect. Yunior observed his father as he “pushed past her” and “held up his hand when she tried to talk” (Fiesta, pg. 23). This example, set by his father, taught Yunior to disrespect women, for Yunior played the role of abusive lover in “Aurora”. After a fight with his girlfriend Yunior claimed “I punched her chest black-and-blue,” (Aurora, pg. 53). This description conveys abusive tendencies similar to his father. However, Yunior claims that they
