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* CaptainObvious: Santiago’s last words: “They’ve killed me, Wene child.” Consider that, at that point, his guts were [[{{Squick}} hanging off his stomach]].
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* CaptainObvious: Santiago’s last words: “They’ve killed me, Wene child.Little Wene.” Consider that, at that point, his guts were [[{{Squick}} hanging off his stomach]].
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* KnifeNut: The twins.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: The twins' knives, sharpened to the point Santiago gets gutted open in a single swipe.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: The twins' knives, sharpened to the point Santiago gets gutted open in a single swipe. See The Butcher, below.
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* AssholeVictim: Santiago Nasar. The village is split between those who believe he deserved it for being a well-known (and highly annoying) ladies' man and those who at least believe he didn't to be overkilled in the fashion the brothers gave him.
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* AssholeVictim: Santiago Nasar. The village is split between those who believe he deserved it for being a well-known (and highly annoying) ladies' man and those who at least believe he didn't deserve to be overkilled in the fashion the brothers gave him.
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* SmallTownBigHell: In the story, all the crime and their related events occured in a small town where all the villagers know each other and the rumors and sayings are known for everyone.
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* NoNameGiven: The narrator.
** However, by the end it can be deduced that the narrator is Marquez himself - he mentions that "his aunt, Wenefrida Marquez" saw Santiago moments before his death.
** However, by the end it can be deduced that the narrator is Marquez himself - he mentions that "his aunt, Wenefrida Marquez" saw Santiago moments before his death.
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* NoNameGiven: The narrator.
**narrator. However, by the end it can be deduced that the narrator is Marquez himself - he mentions that "his aunt, Wenefrida Marquez" saw Santiago moments before his death.death.
** The narrator refers repeatedly to "my sister, the nun" without naming her.
* NunsAreFunny: The narrator's sister is a nun, but dances ecstatically at the wedding.
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** The narrator refers repeatedly to "my sister, the nun" without naming her.
* NunsAreFunny: The narrator's sister is a nun, but dances ecstatically at the wedding.
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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: While Bayardo has LoveAtFirstSight for Angela, their ArrangedMarriage occurs despite her own feelings. After her rejection, however, she becomes obsessed with him, sending about 2,000 letters over the course of decades. [[spoiler:He never read them, but eventually reciprocates]].
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* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: The town's reaction to Santiago Nasar's murder is mixed. On the one hand, it's generally agreed that the [[HonorRelatedAbse honor-based killing]] is justified, and his own crime would be posthumously forgiven as a result...but pretty much everyone agrees that he didn't really take Angela's virginity, even though she insists that he did.
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* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: The town's reaction to Santiago Nasar's murder is mixed. On the one hand, it's generally agreed that the [[HonorRelatedAbse [[HonorRelatedAbuse honor-based killing]] is justified, and his own crime would be posthumously forgiven as a result...but pretty much everyone agrees that he didn't really take Angela's virginity, even though she insists that he did.
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** In a plot-critical detail, Divina has some sort of vision of Santiago returning home just before the murder; as a result, she tells Placida that he's home, and Placida locks the door, trapping him outside. Divina's vision ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane assuming that she's telling the truth about it]]) is never explained.
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* AmbiguousSituation: A lot of it, with several characters. The most obvious is probably whether or not Santiago took Angela's virginity or not. Everyone in town thinks that he didn't, though Angela never even hints about anyone else.
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* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Most of the town considered Santiago guilty (even though they had no proof) and Bayardo the only victim.
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* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Most of the town considered The town's reaction to Santiago guilty (even Nasar's murder is mixed. On the one hand, it's generally agreed that the [[HonorRelatedAbse honor-based killing]] is justified, and his own crime would be posthumously forgiven as a result...but pretty much everyone agrees that he didn't really take Angela's virginity, even though they had no proof) and Bayardo the only victim.she insists that he did.
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* NoNameGiven: The Narrator, even though he’s a main character.
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* NoNameGiven: The Narrator, even though he’s a main character.narrator.
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* ARealManIsAKiller: This is what the whole town supposedly thinks; the twins '''must''' kill Santiago to regain their honor. Prudencia, Pablo’s fiancée, even admits she wouldn’t have married him if he wouldn’t have killed Santiago.
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* ARealManIsAKiller: This is what the whole town supposedly thinks; the twins '''must''' kill Santiago to regain their honor. Prudencia, Pablo’s fiancée, even admits she wouldn’t have married him if he wouldn’t have hadn't killed Santiago.
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* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Santiago is a lot like his father, Ibrahim, including some of his less likeable attitudes.
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* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Santiago is a lot like his father, Ibrahim, including some of his less likeable likable attitudes.
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!!!This work shows examples of the following tropes:
* {{Absurdly Sharp Blade}}s: The twins' knives, sharpened to the point Santiago gets gutted open in a single swipe.
* {{Absurdly Sharp Blade}}s: The twins' knives, sharpened to the point Santiago gets gutted open in a single swipe.
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* BookEnds: The story begins and ends with narrations of Santiago's murder -- the one at the beginning provides the more basic facts and the one at the end is much more descriptive (not to mention gory).
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* TheCassandra: Clotilde.
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* TheCassandra: Clotilde.Clotilde keeps warning the other townspeople about the twins' murder plans, but barely anyone pays attention until it's too late.
* MyBelovedSmother: Pura Vicario is extremely strict and overbearing towards her daughters.
* NauseaFuel: In-universe, Santiago's horribly botched autopsy leaves everyone present shocked and nauseated. One person faints, and Lázaro Aponte can't bring himself to eat meat anymore after the experience.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A lot of people end contributing the murder. The most notable, however, is Santiago’s mother, Placida, who, thinking Santiago had already taken refuge in the house, blocked the main door to stop the twins from entering. Unfortunately for her, Santiago not only was still outside, but he also was just a few steps from the main door.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A lot of people end up contributing to the murder. The most notable, however, is Santiago’s mother, Placida, who, thinking Santiago had already taken refuge in the house, blocked the main door to stop the twins from entering. Unfortunately for her, Santiago not only was still outside, but he also was just a few steps from the main door.
