Senator Mendoza is a powerful U.S. senator, the father of Emilia and María, and the ex-husband of Esperanza. He is a close political ally and family friend of El Patrón. His political opinions change frequently to suit his ambitions. He is disgusted by Matt for being a clone, and expects his daughters to do whatever El Patrón and the Alacrán family wishes.
Senator Mendoza Quotes in The House of the Scorpion
The The House of the Scorpion quotes below are all either spoken by Senator Mendoza or refer to Senator Mendoza. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
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The senator didn’t know that María had kissed Matt on several occasions, just as she kissed Furball and anything else that pleased her. Matt knew this was different, though. He was humiliating her. If it had been Tom asking for the kiss, no one would have cared. People would have thought it cute for a boy to flirt with his novia.
Matt wasn’t a boy. He was a beast.
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Senator Mendoza Quotes in The House of the Scorpion
The The House of the Scorpion quotes below are all either spoken by Senator Mendoza or refer to Senator Mendoza. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 11
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The senator didn’t know that María had kissed Matt on several occasions, just as she kissed Furball and anything else that pleased her. Matt knew this was different, though. He was humiliating her. If it had been Tom asking for the kiss, no one would have cared. People would have thought it cute for a boy to flirt with his novia.
Matt wasn’t a boy. He was a beast.
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