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5 season of the year: spring, high class vs. low class, educated vs. non educated, dictatorship vs Liberal
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7 Beatriz Alcántara de Beltrán, Irene's mother; owner of Will of God Manor (the retirement home)
8 Irene Beltrán Alcántara, the protagonist, naive, innocent at first; investigative reporter, eventual revolutionary, love interest of Francisco Leal
9 Rosa, the servant, overweight, speaks in rhymes; was pregnant and lost her child, which Irene buried in the garden
10 Eusebio Beltrán, Irene's father, had many lovers, abandoned his family
10 Captain Gustavo Morante, fiancée, cousin of Irene, worked for the govt: dictatorship
11 Francisco Leal, photographer, psychologist, double life, Irene's lover
12 Digna Ranquileo, mother of Evangelina, wife of Hipólito, Jacinto's grandmother
12 Evangelina Ranquileo,"the saint," age:15 years old, switched at birth
13 Hipólito Ranquileo, Evangelina's father, professional clown
14 Pradelio Ranquileo, Evangelina's brother, oldest son of the Ranquileos, military police officer, in love with Evangelina, deserts the army and vows revenge on Ramirez
15 Jacinto Ranquileo, son of Digna's oldest daughter, Digna Ranquileo's grandson
16 switched at birth, Evangelina Ranquileo and Evangelina Flores
17 the two Evangelinas, Ranquileo & Flores, blond vs dark hair
17 Mamita Encarnación, midwife
18 what to do with abnormal babies
19 an assigned chair, in the Ranquileo home
20 Hilda Leal, Francisco's mother
21 Profesor Leal, Francisco's father
22 José Leal, Franciso's brother, the priest
23 incest, not really incest, silence through out the whole story, people afraid for their lives, keeps them quiet, what you dont know cant hurt you
24 mothers, Spain, shadows, all the missing people
25 Profesor Leal taught logic and literature, an atheist
26 printing press, used to print incendiary articles against the fascist gov't by Prof. Leal, the Leal brothers dismantled it and Jose took it to print papers for the poor
27 loving marriage, Hilda and Professor Leal
28 naming, the Flores and Ranquileo families both named their daughters Evangelina
29 the Flores family, all of the men are kidnapped and murdered by Ramirez and his men, their crime was belonging to the farmer's union. Their bodies are found in the mine with Evangelina R's and identified by Evangelina F, who later testifies in court and escapes the country
30 the 2 Evangelinas, Ranquileo & Flores, switched at birth due to a mistake on the part of the hospital doctors. They were both raised with the knowledge that they did not belong to the family that they lived with, but were treated as family nevertheless.
31 strong women, Hilda Leal, Irene Beltrán, Rosa
32 the seasons: spring, winter, autumn
33 clowns
34 children
35 the frog convention, magical realism
36 convulsions, possessed
37 don Simón, curandero
38 bewitchment time: 12 noon
39 Beatriz vs Francisco, Eusebio Beltran, Beatriz resents Francisco and believes he does not love Irene and will damage her relationship with Gustavo. They eventually come to an understanding with each other at the hospital. Beatriz was abandoned by Eusebio and wants to sue him for his money.
40 act of violence, husband Hipólito Ranquileo abused Digna; Pradelio stood up to him and defended his mother, leaving his father bruised and beaten
41 Beltran marriage, Estranged
42 priests also live a double life, Mario is a makeup artist who works in the shadows and helps Francisco and Irene
43 mother vs daughter, Irene and Beatriz do not share similar views about romance, politics, or the treatment of their inferiors
44 paternal wealth comes from planters, Eusebio was the youngest sibling
45 Eusebio's inventions, coconut-knocking machine
46 divorce Beatriz wants a divorce from Eusebio
47 Francisco
48 architecture
49 censorship the magazine cannot print certain articles; anti-gov't propaganda is outlawed
50 girl meets boy
51 time: 4 years ago
52 Francisco's job interview
53 Francisco's first assignment, told with humor, documenting and censorship
54 Francisco's secret life, brothers working together
55 don Simon, the evil eye
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57 home remedies
58 modern drugs, time: a week
59 sex
60 alcoholism, predestination, time: a week
61 miracles, catholicism
62 the devil, Digna doubted everyone
63 odd characters like a circus
64 Irene and sex, Irene is not a wholly virginal character; "I am not a virgin" Her purity is not reliant upon her sexuality
65 Irene and marriage, Does not want to marry Gustavo
66 Francisco vs Gustavo, house
67 silence, time: several weeks
68 abnormalities of nature
69 sermon
70 the attack, the home
71 soldiers invade the house, "the silence of God'
72 Lieutenant Juan de Dios Ramirez
73 the mocking of soldiers
74 super natural powers, Evangelina's strength
75 "silence reigned in the patio"
76 Francisco vs Irene, day: Sunday
77 "to protect her from the shadows"
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79 PART TWO - SHADOWS
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83 silence, shadows, have to keep silent about your work in the shadows, don't speak openly or show resistance....
84 Mario, gay, makeup artist, mature man
85 heart, father
86 Mario at age 15, compassionate women at the whorehouse
87 transformation of Mario
88 exaggeration
89 homophobic, the military is not fond of gay guys or anyone that is "different"
90 polics contrasts
91 dinner at the Leal household, menu items from Spain
92 Javier's obsession
93 Profe Leal
94 the Leals and the war, time: December
95 a French postman rescues Hilda Leal and her baby Javier
96 the Leals reside in latin america for 40 years
97 Profe's politics
98 duality
99 Hilda's spiritualism, time: Javier had been out of work for more than a year
100 sex
101 Captain Morante meets Francisco, Morante makes 6x his normal salary
102 Irene as a wife, Irene loves Francisco instead of Gustavo
103 adultery
104 time:
105 wedding
106 Francisco is jealous, curfew
107 Francisco's feelings toward Irene
108 day: Sunday, Francisco had known Irene for months, season: spring, color: "green had taken command"
109 the killing of a pig
110 blood, Irene faints
111 home remedies
112 most women are sisters, brother and sister went missing
113 age, more missing people (5 missing Flores'), Irene loses her innocence, Evangelina is 15 years old
114 solidarity, hour: "the guards change at 5"
115 the tortured, Irene goes with Mario and Francisco to where they were torturing the people, Irene is no longer innocent. She is just beginning to see the truth inside the lies.
116 the truth
117 injustice of cutting men's hair
118 major change, the decision to enter the morgue affects Irene's entire life
119 nature/park, color: green, golden, weather: heat, time: midday, Cleo was not pedigree, she had many colored spots
120 shadows, silent cries (oxymoron), a kiss, time: years later (foreshadowing), color: green
121 major change, secret life of Gustavo (the exercise of power), Irene is afraid of Gustavo
122 death of Javier, time: Friday at dawn
123 secret alcoholic, Javier's life, day: Saturdays
124 spirituality
125 "she didn't want her children to grow up in the shadow of their absent father", time: 40 years of the Leals in Latin America
126 day, Irene name drops
127 time: 4 days of silence, "what had propelled [Irene] into the world of shadows"
128 day: Sunday
129 Irene is on a mission
130 no coincidences, Sergeant Faustino Rivera ("son of Manuel Rivera, the one with the harelip")
131 Lieutenant Ramirez time: Rivera first executed someone 5 years ago
132 torture, execution, "all men are brothers"
133 shooting a friend, "all men are brothers"
134 tape recorder at café with Faustino Rivera
135 silence
136 secret/lies, there is a change in Irene
137 infant traffic, lies
138 Irene's favorite
139 secret, inside Irene's house
140 silence
141 Irene's childhood day
142 Irene's father
143 denial, father, 12 years old
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145 Rosa's abortion/miscarriage
146 pre marital sex
147 pre marital sex
148 Irene's father, time: 4yrs
149 secret, whore house
150 sad Arab
151 father generosity
152 change in thoughts about his father
153 (No Suggestions) is hiding
154 secret, time:
155 silence, secret
156 shadow, silence
157 Evangelina story time:
158 shadow, flash forward
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161 Pradelio was a giant (odd) time: many days
162 Francisco surprises Irene
163 Pradelio's story, Digna gets a beating
164 Evangelina's secret
165 incest (not really), guilt, time: years
166 secret time:
167 disclosed secret changes everything time: several days
168 curse/spell
169 Pradelio impresioned, time: 3 days
170 shadows
171 everyone looked the other way time: a day or 2
172 vengence, shadows, another secret time: a week
173 secret revealed, Beatriz on vacation time: mid afternoon
174 secret, Michel-Beatriz's boyfriend
175 youth vs age
176 a change time: 2x a year, for months
177 city streets
178 silence, Beatriz vs Francisco
179 drama
180 Cleo, the dog, to the rescue
181 ever present death
182 shadows, predestination
183 PART THREE - SWEET LAND
184 superstition women Time: nighttime
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187 flash forward, predestination "shadows lengthens on the road"
188 nighttime, silence: "soundless scream" oxymoron, time: for years
189 night, superstition, women time: a half hour
190 expression: "her heart in her mouth" ghost stories
191 "imagining stealthy shadows"
192 found Evangelina, Death; main conflict
193 a ruined hut, nighttime
194 "the secret movement of rabbits" time: hours, predestination, obstacles
195 shadows, love making
196 secret, what is love
197 death, change in Francisco (dogs) simile: flocks of birds
198 secret
199 secret
200 time:
201 heroes
202 teenaged Francisco, ran away, favorite son time:
203 father looked different for the first time
204 the tears of a another
205 this is Latin American
206 media
207 father is punished
208 Francisco's secret job
209 promise time:
210 love+death
211 Francisco's illness
212 color: blue eyes
213 Francisco re-tells the story to father
214 now what?
215 shadows, the church
216 a mother intuition
217 double life of José
218 jace youth
219 the cardinal's youth
220 church vs state
221 arrested 2x
222 how the state works
223 predestination time:
224 day
225 the church enters the cave
226 letters to the justice
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228 how the state works
229 in cave, daytime
230 time:
231 churches
232 no more silence
233 past vs future
234 the change in 1
235 color: blue eyes
236 proposal rejected, memory
237 Rivera 2x
238 silence, the notebook
239 details on the night, literate Rivera?
240 rape
241 rape
242 macho, a mad dog
243 Rivera is killed
244 the Flores home
245 mistake death
246 noun, arrests time:
247 age time:
248 custom, shadows
249 time:
250 Beatriz and Francisco
251 shadows
252 Enter Morante
253 Cleo, the dog, is killed
254 silence
255 thoughts of Morante
256 expression time
257 secrets
258 friends visit Irene
259 Mario's, Eusebio
260 $
261 the pixs of Ramirez
262 defense of Ramirez
263 admits lying
264 Francisco visits
265 hidden cassettes
266 things Irene did for elderly
267 Francisco goodbye
268 disguise, the escape
269 2 male nurses, lies
270 Mario vs Beatriz
271 identification of the bodies, testifying
272 leaves the country
273 burial
274 guilty tapes time:
275 Ramirez promoted
276 Morante dies, table papers
277 shadows
278 the farewell
279 silence, shadows
280 silence
281 the escape
282 unlikely
283 Francisco's thoughts
284 shadows doubt time
285 fear, a setback
286 talk vs silence
287 another set back
288 tunnel color: green
289 cold season: winter
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