Sweat

Although I didnt really enjoy reading the dialogue, I enjoyed the symbolism in the story. First, I liked the comparison of women and sugar-cane joints. The description of (forcefully) squeezing the pleasure out and just throw them out, while being upset that its dry reminds me of the present day comparison of women to meat. A lot of the time, women are confronted and interacted with as objects. But when comparing them to food it is more powerful, because it is an indulgence. You can treat a sugar cane or a piece of meat like it is solely there for your pleasure and to satisfy you without taking anything in return. The symbolism of the snake can go many ways. I think it can represent the husband in a phallic symbol sort of way. A snake represents evil, dominance and manipulation. The fact that the husband uses a snake to make his wife inferior shows that he carries those 3 characteristics. Also, the wife is completely terrified of snakes, making her allow the dominance over her.