He was subjected to the cangue (a wooden torture collar) and then the cage. The golden cangue symbolizes the destructiveness of the protagonist. Ruffs could make it difficult to eat during mealtimes, similar to the cangue. "The Golden Cangue" illustrates the decadence of the idle rich. As punishment, he was sentenced to wear a cangue for a month. The prisoner was confined in the cangue for a period of time as a punishment.