Journal #7- Blood Wedding

It seems to me that the youth in the second act serve to create tension and aggravate the internal conflict within the bride. Their naive acts, such as talking about the bride "awakening", or the young girls questioning about the pins only serve to remind the bride that she is being forced into something that she has no interest in. The emotions and thoughts of the bride specifically are brought up through dialogue with the young girls. When asked about the pins the bride claims she doesn't know which one she gave out first, following that up by saying, " (Interrupting) And I don't care! I have a lot to think about (68). This quote shows the Bride's frustration in having to deal with such trivial matters when the biggest decision of her life is at stake and she is struggling to put on a nice face and pretend that nothing is wrong. Once seeing Leonardo pass she exclaims that  "these are anxious moments", showing that she is uncomfortable being near him because of the internal conflict that he arouses. The growing tension culminates at the end of the scene when the Bride runs away with Leonardo, an act just as naive and juvenile as the ones that occur during the ceremony. Lorca uses the youth to illustrate his belief that the naive, innocent nature of the young reveal our impulsive thoughts and/or feelings that can lead to both internal as well as external conflict.