What is Paz's understanding of woman? How does it fit the Mexican mindset?

Paz understands woman as someone entirely different from himself, someone who embodies enigma. Woman is, in many cultures, the paradoxical picture of both life and destruction. That fits the Mexican mindset, and actually makes it more complex. Mexican men, trapped in their individuality, have difficulty understanding themselves or each other. The problem is compounded when the person they want to understand is wholly different from themselves. Thus, the sense of isolation is greater because they cannot relate to either men or women.