While at the bar, the American orders two ‘Anis del Toro’, a Spanish alcoholic beverage that “tastes like licorice” (Line 24). Licorice is a sweet, childhood candy as well as an ingredient used in medicine to induce vomiting. Anis del Toro translates to ‘the bull’s anise’. The bull is known as a symbol of animal fertility; its horns symbolize strength, masculinity, and life. Anise is a flowering plant that is used by women to increase milk flow when nursing, to start menstruation, and ease childbirth (WebMD). These metaphors act as a reference to the ups and downs of pregnancy and foreshadow Jig’s
While at the bar, the American orders two ‘Anis del Toro’, a Spanish alcoholic beverage that “tastes like licorice” (Line 24). Licorice is a sweet, childhood candy as well as an ingredient used in medicine to induce vomiting. Anis del Toro translates to ‘the bull’s anise’. The bull is known as a symbol of animal fertility; its horns symbolize strength, masculinity, and life. Anise is a flowering plant that is used by women to increase milk flow when nursing, to start menstruation, and ease childbirth (WebMD). These metaphors act as a reference to the ups and downs of pregnancy and foreshadow Jig’s