In "The Image of Misfortune" Onetti centers on the feelings of guilt and remorse that the protagonist experiences at the suicide death of his brother Julian. Discuss how the protagonist deals with his brother’s death and the way in which Onetti presents and develops his story. 

Consider the following:

1. Characterization:

a. What is the relationship between Julian and the protagonist? What are they like physically, emotionally and psychologically? Why does the protagonist feel responsible for his brother’s suicide?

b. Who is Arturo? Betty? What is their role in the story?

c. Who is the girl? How is she presented? What is her relationship to the protagonist?

2. Point of view. Who tells the story? From what perspective? Why is the story told from this perspective?

3. Setting. What role does the setting play in the work? The description of the beach, the storm, etc?

4. What is the significance of the title?

5. How does the protagonist respond to the body of the young woman? Why?

1. What does the death of Ambrosio mean for Isabel Luberza and Isabel la Negra?

2. Describe the similarities and the differences between Isabel Luberza and Isabel la negra.

3. How would you describe the relationships between the characters?

a. Ambrosio-Isabel Luberza

b. Ambrosio-Isabel la Negra

c. Isabel Luberza-Isabel la Negro

4. Why does Ferré use multiple points of view?

5. What happens to the two women at the end of the story?

6. "When Women Love Men" deals with the issue of relationships between men and women, white and black, the powerful and the powerless, past and present as well with the question of identity. How does the story reflect these issues?