Journal 5: Blood Wedding Archetypes

I feel that Lorca tries to break archetypes in Blood Wedding, even though he (somewhat ironically) labels the characters with their title rather than a name. He does this to contrast their title, endowed by their culture or society, with their true feelings and desires. A great example of this is the Bride. Everyone else says she's a "good girl" and will make a "good wife" because she embroiders and keeps quiet. But she obviously breaks free of these assumptions that society has made of her by running away with Leonardo and succumbing to her desires. The Mother character is also a break from the societal norm. Generally, mothers are supposed to be loving and caring and accepting. While the Mother is loving and caring of her son, she is also very angry and revenge-driven. So when the Bride runs away, she calls (basically) for all-out war in her town and sends her son off to kill another man, something that she should be sensitive to, since her son and husband were killed. But she does it anyway.
Both of these characters illustrate how Lorca believes people are more than their given roles in society. A bride is more than just a Bride, a mother is more than just a Mother, etc. He portrays round, realistic characters and their influence in society.