Journal #7 - Blood Wedding

Lorca uses youth in Act II to highlight his criticism. The Bride, a still youthful figure, is miserable during the events leading up to the wedding. She seems to be unhappy with being forced into the marriage, which marks her passage out of youth and into womanhood. However, her unhappiness is resisted by the society, as seen when the Maid condemns her for throwing down her bridal crown. Her want to be youthful is represented by her resistance of marriage and of society. Lorca in this way criticizes society itself for essentially forcing its ideals on people, the same way the Bride would be condemned if she walked away from the wedding.