How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Never mind about tomorrow. I'll look into the San Juans. Both of them came?"
"Yes. Him and his wife. But how did you know?"
"Wasn't it his daughter?"
"Well, the way he treats her, she seems more like his wife." (43.11-14)
Susana, by taking care of and living with her father after her mother's death, takes on the role of his wife. Pedro is incapable of sharing her with her father partly because the expectations for women as caretakers are so demanding that it is impossible for them to care for both a father and a husband at the same time.