The biggest archetype in Blood Wedding has to do with the roles and behaviors of women. It is most obviously shown through the mother of the Bridegroom. She shows the normal stereotypes of mothers in that society and most. She doesn't want her son to get married because he is going to leave her and she is scared and sad that he is leaving. She is also very protective which is mostly because of the death of her other son and her husband. She is constantly talking about how much she misses her husband and other son and how much she hates their killers. She matches the archetype of women also because she doesn't leave the house. She works indoor and she just raises her children and cleans. She also wants grandchildren that are boys and girls so there are hard workers and also girls she can teach to cook and clean and sew.
I think Lorca is embracing the archetype and rejecting it. He does characterize the mother as a caring mother but does not throw her to the very edge to say she is too overprotective. But in certain points, the mother is very overprotective. I don't think he is saying it is bad or good but that he is pointing i out and showing there are goods and bad things about the different archetypes. Not just women's roles but all of them that he talks about.
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