Difficult Women
Meaning of Alvarez
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Alvarez’s character is symbolic for a desirable purity and innocence in men that is difficult to come across. Alvarez sings to Sierra and takes her out to watch the stars – his romantic demeanor serves a clear contrast to the other men in the novel who have contaminated intentions. Sierra’s uncontrollable attraction to Alvarez demonstrates the irresistible quality of purity in men for broken women.