Summary:
Chapter 4-
Because the town's doctor wasn't available, the mayor ordered unexperienced people to do an autopsy on Santiago Nasar. It was done at a public school two assistants; a druggist and a first-year medical student. Santiago's wounds were far too major for them to actually save him, so they just removed many of his internal body parts, and buried him. After Santiago has been buried, his smell still lingers around. The narrator smelled like Santiago when he was over Maria's house and that's why she wouldn't sleep with him. The Vicario brothers also could smell Santiago in their jail cell, causing them to have three nights without sleeping. The entire Vicario family soon left the town, in shame. Pura wrapped Angela's face so that no one would see the abusive marks that she had left on her daughter's face. Their father, Poncio died shortly after the move to Manaure. After the Vicario brothers finished their time in jail; they both went separate ways. Prudencia Cotes eventually moved to Manaure to marry Pablo while Pedro reenlisted into the armed forces and was never heard of again. All of a sudden, the mayor recalled on Bayardo San Roman and decided to check up on him. They soon found him, in his house, lying on his bed, unconscious, almost dead with alcohol poisoning. Eventually, his family went to his house and brought him back to their home. Twenty-three years after Santiago's death, the narrator ran into Angela in a town called Guarija. He tried to ask her if it was really Santiago that took her virginity because Angela and Santiago weren't seen together, and she said yes, it was Santiago. The narrator also found out that ever since Bayardo brought Angela home, he's stuck in her mind forever. She then proceeded to write Bayardo letters continuously for seventeen years. Eventually, Bayardo came back into her life.
Chapter 5-
After the death of Santiago Nasar, people couldn't stopped talking about it. Twelve days after the incident, the investigating magistrate decided to stop by. The only thing that sparked any interest to the magistrate is that there isn't any clue nor proof that Santiago Nasar took Angela Vicario's virginity (other than her telling his brothers that Santiago did.) The magistrate tried to ask her again as to whom took her virginity and still, she said that it was Santiago. The narrator believes that Santiago died without understanding his death. Cristo recalled walking with Santiago before he was killed; Since everyone knew that Santiago was going to be murdered, everyone couldn't help but stare at Santiago and Cristo as they was walking. No one stopped Santiago to warn him about his upcoming death except for Yamil Shaium. After he heard of the rumor that's been going around, he decided to stand outside of his shop so that when Santiago walks by, he could warn him. But instead, he told Cristo about the rumor while Santiago has left. After Cristo heard that the Vicario's brothers was planning to kill Santiago, he ran and tried to find Santiago! Cristo checked Santiago's home; nothing, he wasn't there. Next, he decided to run towards the dock to search for Santiago as soon as possible. He then ran into Colonel Lazaro Aponte and told him about the planned murder. But by the time Colonel left the club, the crime has already happened. Turns out, after Santiago left Cristo, he went to his fiance, Flora Miguel's house. But that didn't mattered, after he left Flora's house, that was when the Vicario's brothers spotted him and followed him. Clotilde wanted to help Santiago so she told to him to run because the Vicario's brothers was going to kill him! He ran all the way to the main door but it was closed. All that's left is for him to face the Vicario's brothers and let them stab him to death. After the Vicario's brothers left, Santiago's mother went to open the doors, only to see her son drenched in blood. He managed to walk around the house, one last time, and collapsed faced down in his kitchen.
Quote:
"Cristo Bedoya also remembered a strange attitude toward them. "They were looking at us as if we had our faces painted," he told me." (Marquez 102).
Reaction:
Everyone has had that one moment (or more) of having others view them as strange or odd. It could be how you dress, how you sound, or even how your hair looks; The list is just endless. When I read this line, I said to myself, "Hey, I can relate to how they felt :o." But aside the strange attitude that some might have towards you, I suggest you keep on walking and continue doing your thing :) I mean, Cristo and Santiago did, so can we..
