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Symbolism

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Dreams
ž Purpose not definitively understood
ž Connection to the human subconscious
ž Dream interpretations date back to 5000-4000 BC
ž Topic of scientific speculation, philosophical intrigue and religious
interest throughout recorded history
ž The scientific study of dreams is called oneirology
ž all mammals dream
ž The earliest recorded dreams were acquired from materials dating
back approximately 5000 years, in Mesopotamia
ž Ancient- direct messages from the gods or from the dead
ž They also believed dreams forewarned and
ž The most prolific dream theories and interpretations were developed
by Sigmund Freud, the Austrian neurologist who developed the
discipline of psychoanalysis
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During sleep,
dreams would manifest childhood repressed memories and obsessions
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ž Birds are often seen as symbols of the future and as bad omens
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Santiago Nasar himself, for instance, sexually abuses his servant,
Divina Flor, and in turn Divina-who admits that in the bottom of her
heart she wants Santiago dead-likely allows the twins to kill him
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She is required to
name a lover
Bayardo San Roman is also a victim of deceit, as he married Angela
under the pretext that she was a virgin
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Vicario twins are also victims of societal expectations: they are bound
by honor to try to kill the man whom Angela cites as her lover
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• Prudencia Cotes, for instance, told the narrator that she wouldn't
have married Pablo Vicario if he hadn't been a man and killed
Santiago
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ž The first book written on flower symbolism in modern times was Le
Language des Fleurs by Madame Charlotte de la Tour in 1819
ž The beauty and feminine quality of flowers also inspired the tradition of
naming girls after flower names
Honor
ž In the culture of the Colombian town in which the narrative takes
place, honor is taken very seriously
ž Nobody in the novel ever questions any action that is taken to
preserve someone's honor, since it is commonly believed to be a
fundamental moral trait that is vital to keep intact
ž A person without honor is an outcast in the community
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