How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Their reputation as good people was so well founded that no one paid any attention to them. "We thought it was drunkards' baloney," several butchers declared, just as Victoria Guzman and so many others did who saw them later. (3.11)
Let's all remember that this is exactly the same defense that Victoria Guzmán used. The one that was a complete and total lie. So are these butchers lying too? Or is hindsight 20/20?
Quote #5
For the immense majority of people there was only one victim: Bayardo San Roman. (4.15)
Why is Bayardo San Román considered the only innocent one here? After all, he did aggressively pursue Angela even though she showed no interest in him. So isn't he culpable as well?
Quote #6
The cocks of dawn would catch us trying to give order to the chain of many chance events that had made absurdity possible, and it was obvious that we weren't doing it from an urge to clear up mysteries but because none of us could go on living without an exact knowledge of the place and the mission assigned to us by fate. (5.1)
It looks like everyone in town feels guilty. But what exactly is making them feel this guilt? It's obvious that they don't actually care about the death of Santiago, since they are not trying to clear up the mystery surrounding his murder.