This direct connection of women dependence aggravated discontent on the reader but also pity for Transito. This women abused by men is also present in Chronicles of a death Foretold .At the beginning of the book, Victoria Guzman, the cook in the family, "had been seduced by Ibrahim Nasar in the fullness of her adolescence-(Marquez 8), even in her daughter fell victim. As Ibrahim Nasar was leaving, he "grabbed the full of her pussy-. They were not only treated as family maids, but also as the play toy of Ibrahim Nasar. This is one of the first things that the reader knows and immediately infuriates the reader for the men's oblivious use of women. The tension caused by this brings the reader more involved in the plot. From these actions and thoughts, it can be seen that both books have created a setting where the male are physically dominating the women due to their sexual need. .
However, it is this same sexual need that allows the women to be in control. Near the end of the book, Esteban Garcia, the son of one of the women that Esteban Trueba had raped when he first arrived at Tres Marias, became a military power and took away Esteban Trueba's last love. Alba was the only one that remained near Esteban Trueba and cared for him, however, Esteban Garcia took her away. This balances the pain that Esteban Trueba had on Esteban Garcia's mother. This resolves the tension that the reader's have. However, the reader heavily feels the meaning that women exercise their control without a title in the long run since they are involved in making the connection to the previous acts of Esteban Garcia early on in the book. In Transito's case, when Esteban lost Clara and was old, he still went to the whorehouse and saw Transito. Although initially shown as her honor and need of having Esteban come or financial need, at the end of the book, it was his lustful needs that force him to depend on her. Furthermore, when Alba was taken away, the only person that Esteban could turn to was Transito.
