Why Is Pedro Disrespect

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Pedro disrespected Susana in many ways, revealing to the Audience what emotion he was feeling and what he really wanted from Susana. After Pedro’s attempt to get Susana back in Comala worked and she started living in his house he soon came to the realization that Susana’s mental health wasn't at its best state. This however, didn't stop Pedro from doing the following, “While Susana fussed and turned Pedro Paramo standing by the door watched her and counted the seconds of this long new dream.”(Juan Rulfo, P.101). Pedro Paramo entered Susan's room without her consent and just stood there watching her like so many other nights before. The reason this is a form of disrespect is because Pedro knew how sick and delicate Susana was due to her condition yet he watched her at night and entered her room without her knowledge. …show more content…
According to (http://www.medicinenet.com) if a person wants to spend each moment with their significant other to the point of violating and ignoring what the other person wants or needs it is a clear indication that the need to be around them is fueled by obsession and not love. Pedro revealed how obsessive his emotions were through his disturbing behavior towards that sick woman whom he knew was in a helpless position. Pedro took advantage of the fact that she was so vulnerable to creep on her with complete disregard of whether Susana felt suffocated by his never-ceasing presence or not. Pedro's obsession with susana became even more obvious when he disrespected her by ordering one of his men to murder her father in a sinister way, “I don't want to lose her again. You understand me, Fulgor? You tell her father to go explore his mines. And there.. I imagine it wouldn't be too hard for an old man to disappear in a territory where no one ever

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