The contrast lies in the fact Mama represents a matriarchal power in the house for her daughters.Cofer emphasizes the authority she has.She loves her daughters in such a way that she wants to protect them from any evil treatment that any man could have towards them.The mother seems to have the upper hand and the daughters are the weak women who could be dominated by men.She tells the girls stories in which she uses the word "macho" to describe manly attitudes that would make girls suffer, as when they leave a bride just before the wedding.She wants to create a feminist awareness in her daughters, she wants them to fight the injustice of being considered inferior.Her relationship with her daughters is that of educating them not only for them to know what is ahead, but also to make the girls as strong as she is.
