Hypermasculine culture pervades these stories. How does the older generation of women like Mami, Yasmin, and Miss Lora engage and grapple with it differently from the younger generation, which includes Alma, Magda, and Negra?

In the beginning of “Invierno,” Yunior mentions that his father didn’t point out the ocean when he took them to their American apartment for the first time. Why is this important and what does it reveal?

Despite the plot-driven aspect of cheating, the narrator respects—or at least claims to respect—the women in these stories. Does this respect seem genuine to you? Why or why not?