#1 Walls in Blood Wedding represents is boundaries and restrictions. These boundaries keep the bride from being able to be decisive in her marital/relationship affairs. On one hand, she would marry the bridesgroom, and she would get the protection of his stable household and his wealth. But on the other hand, she would marry Leonardo and be truly happy, despite his lack of wealth and social class. The walls symbolize the internal struggle within the mind of the bride.
I think the symbol of flowers represents flourishing, and passion. The orange blossom encased in wax that the bridesgroom gives to the bride represents how the loveless marriage between the bride and the groom will restrict the bride's passion and cause it to be held inside, however with leonardo, her passion will flourish.
#2 I think one of the things the horse represents is internal struggle. The horse is worked all day, and it needs water to survive, yet it will not drink the water. Lorca describes the water as dark and black showing that it is impure. The water is impure, or unholy, which could represent the brides passion towards leonardo. She would run off with leonardo, but she would be married to the groom, and this passion would probably eventually turn into adultery, making the unholy water being representative of these sinful passions.
#3 To Jack: I liked how you mentioned independence, and individualism with the horse, it does seem like there is some kind of choice/sacrifice being made with the horse, maybe this could connect to how the bride is sacrificing wealth and security to be happy with leonardo?
To Cassi T: I thought it was interesting how you connected the horse to being something negative and how you connected it with the grim reaper. The quotes you used seem to show that it is in fact something that the mother fears.
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