Summary
A couple named Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman got married. How they met is an interesting story. Baryardo San Roman was visiting he told a couple of people that he is on vacation and doing a little business stuff. When he was taking a nap one afternoon when he woken up from his window he saw two women walking together. It was a mother and daughter. He liked the daughter and he said to his friend I am going to marry her (Angela Vicario). Long story short they did not last long. After the wedding and the ceremonial thing afterwords he went to the room he gave his mother an order to beat his wife. Why? because when he was out drinking with friends he found out his wife is not a virgin or his mother found out and told him.( not very clear got confused at that part) Angela did not want to tell him that she was not a virgin because she knew that that will cause problems and if word spread then there is a percentage that she will not get married. Before the wedding Angela got together with a group of women and they tried how to figure out how to trick her future husband into thinking he took her virginity. They got a plan then Angela would stain the bed sheets without him knowing. Then the next morning she would hang out the bed sheet on the clothes line outside to dry.(That was the tradition to do in that area.) After Angela got beat her twin brothers Pedro and Pablo Vicari asked her who did this to you? Her response was Santiago Nasar. Santiago Nasar is the main character in this story, he is the protagonist. So people started hearing about how the twins are going to kill Santiago. People did not tell Santiago because they thought it was all talk and they aren't going to do anything. Word spread and everyone knows that the twins are going to kill Santiago except Santiago. Many people got hurt along with Santiago who died. Plus the twins who succeeded in killing Santiago got hurt.
Quote
" She only took the time necessary to say the name. She looked for it in the shadows, she found it at first sight among the many, many easily confused names from this world and the other she nailed it to the wall with her well aimed dart like a butterfly with no will whose sentence has always been written. Santiago Nasar she said." (Marquez 47)
Reaction
When I was reading this book there was moments were I was confused. I then noticed that the was saying the same story over but in different point of views. I don't understand why would Angela blame an innocent man. He did not even do anything to her . Why blame him then? Plus the characters in the book were acting stupid. If you someone is going to kill someone else but not sure at least warn the person tell them to be careful. Another thing I still don't understand is why is Angela still writing letters to her ex- husband? Like his mom just beat you and after several years you still want him? Like he returned her to her family that is a dishonored wife/bride.Alright she knows that she was stupid in the past and that is what caused her this problem. But at the same time she is the one that is mostly responsible for their actions. I also feel like this is a short story and they had different point of views that was not needed. Overall this book is not the best but at the same time it is not bad in my opinion.
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