The short story “Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros, is an evidence of  gendered violence and masculinity. It is indeed tragic how the main character deals with violence enforced by her husband. Yet, she’s not able to contact her family or anyone for seeking help. It is quite surprising how Cleófilas comes from a pacific and carryng  family in Mexico, in where violence was never part of her daily life. Once she gets married, her life shifted completly. She has to face physical and psychological violence. Moreover, the story takes place in a social context that is based  in the benefit of manhood. Society is patriarchal and women are always second. In addition, women are expected to be obedient to their husbands, stay home and not going out without the husband’s permission. A man is expected to be successful and be the financial image of the family. Men are free to go anywhere and buy whatever  they  wish for. Moreover, when it comes to crimes against women, people do not consider that important because of the fact that women are considered inferior. Therefore, one can see how oppressive life is when one is a woman. The short story is  a good example of how gender inequality takes place. I believe in some places, this story is not far from reality. Violence and oppression still exists in many countries. In summary, I found the short story a bit frustrating because of the main character’s struggle of not being able to defend herself when she wanted to. Her oppression represented  for me, a crystal sphere that was constructed by men, yet, when she escapes, that sphere crashed.