At paso rojo

With such a blunt ending, this story is a bewildering one for me.  I think that the characters Bowles created are very strong minded and of their own.  It's very common that when a family member dies, the family gathers to be with one another.  There are times that I couldn't tell whether or not Chalia and her sister were actually concerned for their brother.  I think Chalia is The most challenging character here.  In all three stories we read, I noticed a certain sense of racism amongst the native people.  This story in particular.  I felt Chalia went out of her way to be cruel to the Indians.  The way she treated that one Indian man was almost violent.  And she seems to have this type of governing nature as well.  I ca not pinpoint why she acts this way.  This was my least favorite of the stories this week.