▁are . ▁ ▁One ▁by ▁one , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁reve al ▁pieces ▁of ▁their ▁life ▁that ▁helped ▁sh aped ▁their ▁personal ities : ▁Nar cis o ▁lived ▁in ▁Chicago ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁where ▁he ▁fell ▁in ▁love , ▁but ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁come ▁home ; ▁after ▁So led ad ' s ▁mother ▁died , ▁she ▁has ▁cher ished ▁a ▁sil ken ▁re bo zo ▁but ▁has ▁never ▁truly ▁been ▁loved , ▁other ▁than ▁by ▁her ▁son ; ▁A un ty ▁Light - S kin ▁had ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁an ▁un named ▁movie ▁star . ▁ ▁One ▁by ▁one , ▁secre ts ▁are ▁exposed , ▁the ▁cruel ▁ones ▁that ▁usually ▁w reck ▁a ▁family . ▁ ▁Through ▁it ▁all , ▁C is ner os ▁illustr ates ▁how ▁the ▁t ies ▁between ▁families ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁that ▁bind ▁the ▁ancient ▁sil ken ▁re bo zo . ▁The ▁re bo zo ▁( sh aw l ) ▁is ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁story , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁car am elo , ▁not ▁especially ▁the ▁most ▁val ued ▁or ▁sought ▁after ▁color ▁of ▁scar f , ▁but ▁the ▁re bo zo ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁that ▁So led ad ▁has ▁that ▁belonged ▁to ▁her ▁mother . ▁The ▁symbol ic ▁sh aw l ▁par alle ls ▁famil ial ▁relationships , ▁perhaps ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁choice ▁or ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful , ▁but ▁even ▁in ▁d ys function al ▁relationships , ▁families ▁can ▁maintain ▁a ▁culture ▁of ▁inter connected ▁relationships .