Why does Socorro think that looking at pictures from her early dating life with the colonel will make Lupe feel better? Why does Lupe feel better instead of jealous after looking at the photos?

Lupe wonders “why it was that men always put misfortune into the dress of a fine woman” (20). Based on the contextual clues in this book, why do men create this image of luck?

When Doña Margarita tries to usher the children away from a lustful moment between Luisa and Epitacio, the other children can look way but Juan can’t. Why is this?