"Yellow Woman"

This story intrigued me. In the beginning, I allowed myself to be romanced by the mystery of Silva and his almost supernatural hold on the Yellow Woman. However, by the end, I wanted the main character to escape from her captor.
First of all, I have to point out that I think what the man or "spirit" does is wrong. All of it. He not only seduces a woman that he must know is married if he is truly some sort of higher being, but he holds her against her will and rapes her in his home. It does not matter to me if a man thinks he has used his charm to overcome a woman's denials. Saying, "You will do what I want," and using body strength to overpower someone is wrong.
Secondly, to address the issue of whether or not Silva is the spirit he claims to be, I think it should be pointed out that not only does he need things like money and food to survive, but he uses a gun to defend himself. If he were a spirit, could he not find a better and more peaceful means to escape from the white man? I believe that Silva is simply a hermit (to reference our last story) who uses the romantic and mysterious myth of the ka’tsina spirit to lure women into his arms. He then uses his charm to keep them locked under his control, and they begin to fantasize about never returning to their normally stressful lives. Not only do they feel special to be chosen by one who may be a spirit, but in Silva’s world, there seems to exist only the calm of the river, the beauty of the pine trees, the tranquility of sleep, and the passion within his eyes.
This story is sugarcoated by the idea that this man may truly be a spirit, but to me this notion cannot cloud Silva's manipulation of the Yellow Woman. As I read, I was reminded of the classic stories of Greek gods who stole women from their homes and had their ways with them. There will always be a mystical and romantic quality to these tales, yet the fact still remains that wrongs are being committed. If Silva is meant by Leslie Marmon Silko to truly be a spirit, then I suppose I cannot judge him any more than I can judge the fictitious Greek gods. However, if he is simply the Navajo man that I suspect him to be, then he is nothing but a seductor, rapist, cattle rustler, and murderer. I find it interesting that the Yellow Woman still desires to return to him after everything he does to and in front of her. I cannot help but wonder if he would be able to achieve the same perplexing control over this woman were it not for his insistence that he is the ka’tsina spirit. What kind of man could make a woman desert her husband and baby after only two nights together?