Santiago Nasar In Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
Who is Santiago Nasar? How would it feel if everyone else knew about your death except you? This is what happens to Santiago Nasar in Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Santiago Nasar’s character is presented by reflections of members of his household and close friends on his actions as the narrator interviews them. The reflections Márquez gives the reader to analyze and interpret allow them to create their own perception of Santiago Nasar. Three of Santiago Nasar’s household members, Plácida Linero, Victoria Guzmán, and Divina Flor, each hold different opinions about him. Plácida Linero has a simple mother-son relationship with Santiago Nasar. Respect Santiago Nasar holds for his mother is shown by his father and him
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While being his maid, she does not enjoy his company because he wants to have sex with her daughter and she believes he does not have a very likable personality. Victoria Guzmán shows her hatred of him when "[she shows] him the bloody knife" and she threateningly informs him "[he will not] have a drink of that water as long as [she] lives" (Márquez 8). Márquez proves this further when the beggar comes to their door asking for milk in exchange for information regarding Santiago Nasar's death and Victoria Guzmán claims she "[thinks] it [is] drunkards talk" so she does not tell him (Márquez 13). In addition to this, Victoria Guzmán gutting the rabbits the morning of the murder is symbolic of the actual murder of Santiago …show more content…
When the murder occurs, Divina Flor is not yet able to make a judgment for herself about her feelings of Santiago Nasar "because she [is] nothing but a frightened child [...] , incapable of a decision of her own" (Márquez 13). It becomes obvious Divina Flor has mixed feelings about Santiago Nasar when “he [grabs her] whole pussy” when they are alone by the door and "[she does not] feel the same usual surprise but an awful urge to cry" (Márquez 14). She is saying sometimes she does feel surprise which means her feelings towards Santiago Nasar are not all bad. Her urge to cry in this situation corresponds to the feeling of emptiness she will feel when he dies. All of the members of Santiago Nasar’s household reveal crucial parts of his character to the reader with their
While being his maid, she does not enjoy his company because he wants to have sex with her daughter and she believes he does not have a very likable personality. Victoria Guzmán shows her hatred of him when "[she shows] him the bloody knife" and she threateningly informs him "[he will not] have a drink of that water as long as [she] lives" (Márquez 8). Márquez proves this further when the beggar comes to their door asking for milk in exchange for information regarding Santiago Nasar's death and Victoria Guzmán claims she "[thinks] it [is] drunkards talk" so she does not tell him (Márquez 13). In addition to this, Victoria Guzmán gutting the rabbits the morning of the murder is symbolic of the actual murder of Santiago …show more content…
When the murder occurs, Divina Flor is not yet able to make a judgment for herself about her feelings of Santiago Nasar "because she [is] nothing but a frightened child [...] , incapable of a decision of her own" (Márquez 13). It becomes obvious Divina Flor has mixed feelings about Santiago Nasar when “he [grabs her] whole pussy” when they are alone by the door and "[she does not] feel the same usual surprise but an awful urge to cry" (Márquez 14). She is saying sometimes she does feel surprise which means her feelings towards Santiago Nasar are not all bad. Her urge to cry in this situation corresponds to the feeling of emptiness she will feel when he dies. All of the members of Santiago Nasar’s household reveal crucial parts of his character to the reader with their