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THEMES IN ‘VOLVER’ THE LOVE FOR FAMILY

Overview: love for family is not only a key theme in the play that links various different individuals
that appear scattered (such Raimunda, Sole, Raimunda’s mum and her aunt, Tía Paula)
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This is shown physically when Raimunda thinks pragmatically
surrounded by the corpse and its vivid contrasting colours, showing the contrast between
her practicality of thought and physical fear of what may happen next
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Paco purely sees Paula as a sexual object when he tries to rape her and steals her childhood
innocence by telling her that he is not her father, as she thought him to be
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This contrasts with Raimunda’s love and tenderness through
its blatant lack of protection
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Men cannot even learn this love

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over time as Paco and his father-in-law both do the same, whereas Raimunda does not
repeat her mother’s mistakes
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This shows that some types of love for family, such as that between mothers
and daughters, are stronger than love between sisters
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The film ends with love between a mother and a daughter in ways nobody may have
thought possible at the outset
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Context:
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Almodóvar enjoyed a close relationship with his own mother
He was influenced by powerful female role models throughout his childhood and adult life,
especially his mother and sisters
The relationship of a mother with her daughter, including causes for its fracture, features
heavily in other films by Almodóvar, including Julieta

Note: this theme has strong links with masculinity and femininity in the film

Now consider these questions using information from above
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Puedes mencionar:
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A Raimunda y a Paula
A Paula y a su padre
A Sole y a Raimunda
A Raimunda y a su madre

Cómo afectan l

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