Summary:
An autopsy is carried out on Santiago Nasar and seven major wounds on found on his body. His organs were almost in pieces and he was stabbed even after he died. After the autopsy was done the people that did the autopsy, Father Carmen Amador, a medical student and a druggy, they still smelled like Santiago Nasar's blood. After the twins go to jail, the narrator returns to find Angela Vicaro. He says that she has matured so much, he can hardly believe that she is still the same person. He asks her about who was the first person she made love to, and she does not answer as suspected, she does not specify Nasar. Angela was beat by her mother once her husband found out and left her. The narrator believed that Nasar died without understanding his death. Nasar died in the kitchen, he fell on his face and died slowly.
Quote:
"The truth is that she spoke about her misfortune without any shame in order to cover up the other misfortune, the real one, that was burning in her insides " (Marquez 91)
Reaction:
This was a very strong quote to close up the book and put the death of Nasar to an end. I really admire how the author wrote what Angela was going to speak about and how beautifully he described what she was going to say, and how she was going to say it. Angela had nothing to hide now, the whole town knew about what occurred between them. She explains how what the town thought and what really happened were two different things because the town was not emotionally affected by how Nasar felt about Angela. Overall, the ending was confusing and unpredictable, I feel bad for Angela because she was left alone and unhappy.
