his masculinity. It is also important to notice that Popo's wife has no
             identity except that of being Popo's wife. We only first learn of her name, Emelda,
             through a calypso. An illusion is created that Popo's wife is just another one of Popo's
             possessions. "Popo's Wife" sounds no different than Popo's tools or Popo's car.
             Popo's wife leaves him, and this change affects him as well as how the other men
             look at him. Now "He smelled of rum, and he used to cry and then grow angry and want
             to beat up everybody. That made him an accepted member of the gang" (Naipaul, P. 18).
             This even forces Hat to admit that Popo "is a man, like any of we" (Naipaul, P. 18). This
             change makes him closer to the others, merely because he drinks and desires to beat up
             people. Later in the chapter he is sent to jail for stealing furniture, which upon his return,
             "He came back a hero. He was one of the boys" (Naipaul, P. 21). Jail is yet another form
             of what makes a man more popular and more manly.
             Morgan, the pyrotechist, is totally different from Popo that he has 10 children.
             Morgan also beats his children regularly. However he is not well liked on Miguel Street.
             He is a tiny man, who tries very hard to be funny, but is
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