How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
On the front page of El Caribe, the two photographs were side by side: Noris giving her hand to a smiling Jefe (Young Offender Softens El Jefe's Heart); and me, kneeling, my hands clutched in prayer (Grateful Madre Thanks Her Benefactor). (3.10.253)
When Nelson is released, Trujillo's people find a way to spin it into a triumph for El Jefe. They label Noris a "young offender" though she isn't accused of anything; she does "soften El Jefe's heart" because he likes any young, pretty girl. And it's unclear whether they mean that the praying Patria is thanking God or El Jefe.