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She claims to have the gift of foresight, and is a skilled interpreter of dreams. She is left completely bereft after his death. He was an Arab immigrant who became a fairly successful rancher—he was responsible for teaching Santiago how to raise livestock, use firearms, and train falcons. He died suddenly when Santiago was younger. The cook for the Nasar household, originally hired by Ibrahim Nasar. Ibrahim seduced her when she was young, and now she is determined to keep her daughter, Divina Flor , from being seduced by Santiago Nasar.
At the time of the murder she is just an adolescent, and terrified of Santiago Nasar. She is extremely conservative and rigorous in her parenting, especially when it comes to her daughters. He is a retired goldsmith and, by the time of the events described in the novel, he has gone almost completely blind.
Accordingly he wields very little influence with his family, and indeed has little idea what is going on most of the time. A local woman who owns a brothel. The Narrator is sleeping in her bed when Santiago is murdered. He is a famous war hero—a veteran of the civil wars—and an important member of the ruling Conservative regime. He is extraordinarily wealthy. The proprietor of a milk shop on the main square of the town. Characters Santiago Nasar Angela Vicario.
Themes Motifs Symbols. Mini Essays Suggested Essay Topics. Summary Chapter 5. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3. Summary The narrator says that for years, nobody could talk about anything but the murder of Santiago Nasar.
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Take a Study Break. Pablo Vicario's finance. She says she would not have married Pablo if he had not upheld the honor of his sister by killing the man who took her virginity. Santiago's father, an Arab. He seduced Victoria Guzman when she was a teenager. He taught his son the art of falconry and his love of firearms.
The Nasars' cook. She violently guts rabbits on the morning of the murder. She had an affair with Ibrahim Nasar when she was a teenager. The proprietress of the milk shop where the Vicarios wait to kill Santiago. She is an insightful woman, and can tell that the Vicario twins are tired and are killing Santiago only out of obligation. Clothilde Armenta's husband. He doesn't listen to her when she warns him about the Vicario twins' plan. He dies of shock at age eighty-six when he sees the brutal way that the Vicarios murder Santiago.
Victoria Guzman's daughter. Santiago desires her sexually, but Victoria watches carefully to make sure he does not do anything to her. The narrator's sister. She feels that Santiago Nasar would be a good catch for any girl, since he is young, handsome, and wealthy.
A friend of the narrator's and of Santiago Nasar. He runs all over town at the end of the book trying to warn Santiago of the Vicario's plan. The narrator's younger brother. He plays the guitar very well, and goes around with Santiago, Cristo, and the narrator when they go to serenade Bayardo and Angela on the night of their wedding. The local priest, who forgets to warn Santiago Nasar about the plot against him. The lazy Colonel who fails to prevent Santiago's murder because he is checking on his game of dominoes.
The local butcher who alerts a local police officer that the Vicario brothers are talking about murdering Santiago. Bayardo San Roman's parents. The General is impressively bedecked with war medals. He and Santiago have an Arabic play on words that they exchange whenever they meet. The father of Flora Miguel.
He is the one who warns Santiago that the Vicario brothers are waiting to kill him.
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