rudy elmenhust story
At first glance, Yolanda in “The Rudy Elmenhurst story” seems to be an untroubled girl, though aware of her catholic heritage and ethnicity she enjoys her reputation within her family as the “wild one”. ... Yolanda’s happiness further becomes a factor when she and boyfriend Rudy have reoccurring fights about her chastity and ultimate refusal to have sex with him. ... For example, when Yolanda meets Rudy’s parents she remembers: “he told them he was seeing ‘a Spanish girl,’…It bothered me that they treat me like a geography lesson”. Rudy’s parents probably don’t know much about Hispanic people but when he refers to her as a “Spanish girl,” it forces his parents to place different views upon her. Rudy himself indirectly admits to stereotyping Yolanda when he says: “I thought you’d be hot-blooded, being Spanish and all, and under all the catholic bullshit, you’d be really free”. ... Yolanda and Rudy’s arguments throughout the story revolve around the issue of sex. Yolanda doesn’t want to anger Rudy and is upset by his harsh words and poor conduct. Her happiness is questioned when Rudy says: “‘why?