Summary:
Chapter one-
The morning of when Santiago Nasar was going to be killed, he had a dream that he was going through a bunch of trees, feeling happy, then before he woke up from his dreams, he was spattered with bird poo. He woke up early that day to see the bishop. He even got dressed in his special occasion clothes, hoping to kiss the bishop's ring. Because of all the commotions going with the bishop's arrival, it woke up the narrator that happened to be lying on Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' lap. After Santiago got ready, he proceeded to stop by his mother's house to get some aspirin for his headache, and that was the last they both saw each other. While almost everyone in town is on their way to see the bishop, Pedro and Pablo Vicario are planning to kill Santiago. Finally, when the bishop arrived, he didn't even got off the boat to greet the citizens. When the narrator's sister named Margot saw Santiago, she invited him over for breakfast since he was still early in the morning. He then accepts her invite but he had to changed into his regular clothes so he must go home first. Almost everyone that was present at the dock knew that Santiago was going to be murdered but no one warned him. Margot then heard that Angela Vicario, who's wedding was yesterday, got returned to her parents' house because her husband found out that she wasn't a virgin anymore. She also found out that the Vicario's brothers are going to kill Santiago. Margot was the few ones that did NOT know that Santiago was going to be murdered. Another person is Margot's mother, Luisa Santiaga. After hearing what Margot have heard, she tried to warn Santiago's mother but it was too late. Santiago Nasar has been killed.
Chapter two-
When Bayardo San Roman, the man that returned his wife back to her parents' house, first arrived in Angela's town, he was around thirty years old, came from a wealthy family, and lastly, he needed someone to marry. Bayardo eventually "noticed" Angela Vicario because she was well-named, then they started seeing each other, and he wanted to marry her. Angela's family weren't rich as Bayardo's family and there's also some sort of tradition in Angela's family. The boys were supposed to grow up as working men while the girls are supposed to just grow up, get married, and learn how to do everyday chores. She didn't wanted to marry Bayardo at first because he didn't even tried to court her and plus, she didn't had much feelings for him to begin with but her family forced her to marry him. Their wedding was huge! It had tons of gifts, jewelries, dancing, bands, and so much more. The narrator had a fuzzy memory of what had happened that day but he did recalled some things; the bride and groom left the party earlier to go to their new house and when Santiago, Luis, Cristo, and himself went to drink at Maria's house along with the Vicario brothers. Before the wedding night has ended, Bayardo came back to Angela's parents' house to give their daughter back because she wasn't a virgin. Her mother was extremely angry that she was beating Angela to the point that Angela thought that she was going to die. Just as things aren't bad enough, her brothers came home, and demanded to tell them who took her virginity. She said, "Santiago Nasar."
Chapter three-
When the Vicario's brothers went on trial because they killed Santiago, they said that they would've done the killing again and again because it was the honorable thing to do for their sister and family name. So, let's rewind to when they planned to kill Santiago. Right after they found out that Santiago "stole" their sister's virginity, they took two knives and went to the market to have them sharpen. That was when people started to hear that they were going to kill Santiago. No one took them seriously because they both had such a good reputation and some thought that it was just drunk talking. But one person did took them seriously and went, reported to a policemen, and the policemen told his Colonel. When the Colonel saw the brothers, he took their knives, and just simply told them to go home but that didn't stopped them at all. The brothers went home, got two different knives, and have them sharpen again. The brothers decided to patiently waited at a milk store. Meanwhile Santiago, the narrator, and his brother was still partying until the narrator's brother invited them to get some breakfast. Santiago denied the invite because he had to get at least an hour's sleep before the bishop's arrival. He went home and that was the last time they had seen him. Everyone eventually went home, slept, and got awakened by the narrator's sister (the nun) screaming, "They've killed Santiago Nasar!"
Quote:
"He'd dreamed he was going through a grove of timber trees where a gentle drizzle was falling, and for an instant he was happy in his dream, but when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird sh*t" (Marquez 3).
Reaction:
I chose this quote because I find it extremely relatable to many people, if not everyone, including myself. There are just times that one can feel so happy but can, also feel like sh*t afterwards. Sometimes it's inevitable, sometimes it can be stopped. It just all depends on the person. I also really like how the author included nature because for me, nature is really beautiful. I closed my eyes and imagined myself, walking through a bunch of large, tall tree with a little drizzle of rain, and I felt relaxed and happy. Ultimately, reality returned, and like every other human beings, problems may occur that makes me feel like poo. But that's how life is and guess what? It's going to continue because it's a continuous cycle.
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