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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  
56    
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"
78    
79  PART TWO - SHADOWS  
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81    
82    
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  
144    
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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186    
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   
227    
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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