Pedro Páramo Violence Quotes

Miguel has inherited his father's quick temper and urge to solve his problems with violence. He sure is a chip off the old block—the old butcher's block.

Miguel's murdering of a man is worrisome for Fulgor, but doesn't seem to bother him more than, say, a mother who is preoccupied about her son playing too much Xbox. We imagine the full sentiment would be something like "If he keeps up like this he'll never get a '5' in AP Economics!"

This scene might be the root of Pedro's violence, because it spurred his first killing spree and is a memory that he hates to recall. Not that we blame him; it is pretty grisly.