Blog #4

Throughout the chapters you can see Cecilia changing. As a younger child she is more care free not paying attention to social structures. She wanders the street like a peasant and pays no attention to what people say or think of her. As she grows older you can see she carries herself in another way. At the ball, you can tell she carries herself in a more "proper" way. She is a mulatto, but she has light skin like a white woman. This made her think, while growing up, that she was above darker skinned people. at the party you can see she does not give a second glance to the mulatto who drove her and her friend, who she also sees that she is above because she is more beautiful and lighter skinned. She also is not interested in José Dolores Pimienta because he is black and she was taught by society that she needs to look for a white man. This also shows that appearance also plays a huge part in society and beauty can get you recognized and noted. She is the center of the party because she is so beautiful and recognized by all the men, which she can easily take advantage of.