Kiss of the Spider Woman Group

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tsha757
tsha757
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College - Senior

Why is it that Molina addresses valentine by his first name (Valentine) and Valentine address Molina by his last name, (Molina)?

Apart from the differences that molina sounds more feminine and valentine being that serious detached person, are there any deeper reasons?

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Posted by tsha757 on Wednesday April 9, 2008 at 1:16 AM and tagged with character, kiss of the spider woman, name.

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  1. data
    data Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    Molina address Valentin by his first name because he wants to be closer to Valentin.  The opposite is true of Valentin.  Valentin is trying to distance himself from Molina by calling him by his last name, much as men who are on a sports team do.  Valentin does not want to have a deeper relationship with Molina, but eventually, as you know, he does.  He is drawn into it, despite himself, but the names remain from force of habit, and probably to keep the readers focused and to prevent confusion.

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    Posted by data on Friday June 27, 2008 at 12:36 AM