ClotildeArmenta


 * **Character's Name:** || Clothilde Armenta ||
 * **Role in Novel:** || Clothilde runs the milk shop that the Vicario twins stop by before murdering Santiago Nasar. She is insightful and, upon hearing about the twins' plans, figure that they must be carrying the deed out of duty. ||
 * **Significance of Name:** || **Clothilde:** Variant of Clotilde. Germanic name meaning 'famous battle'. Saint Clothilde was the wife of the Frankish king Clovis, whom she converted to Christianity. This is another allusion to Christianity that Garcia Marquez has in the novel. Though this one may not seem as obvious as that of the other characters, one gets a sense of irony from Clothilde's name. St Clothilde is the patron saint of children, and against death of children. However, in the novel, Clothilde Armenta describes the Vicario brothers as children in a sort of distasteful tone, suggesting that she is not fond of them, and says that children are 'capable of anything'.


 * Armenta:** Spanish. From the Latin word '//armenta//', meaning 'herd(s)' and can be applied to anyone with an occupation relating to cattle or horses. Clothilde sells milk in the novel's town, which could have some relation to the surname. ||
 * **Student Name:** || Kara Ng ||