fatheramador


 * **Charcter Name** || Father Carmen Amador ||
 * **Role in Plot** || Father Carmen Amador is the town priest. He like many other characters knew about the Vicario brothers’ intention to kill Santiago Nasar, although after making up his mind to tell Placida Linero about it, he forgets and never does till it is too late. Father Amador was also the one who performed the autopsy on Santiago Nasar’s body, due to the absence of Dr. Dionisio Iguaran. Because of Amador’s lack of experience the autopsy was done poorly, described by the narrator as “a massacre” (86). Amador noted that Santiago had a badly cured case of hepatitis, and thus only had a few years of life left, which Dr. Dionisio Iguaran did not agree with. ||
 * **Significance of Name in Work** || Amador comes from the medieval latin personal name //Amator//, which means ‘lover’. It was particularly popular in the 16th century as it was borne by various saints. Carmen, in Spanish, is often used as part of devotional compounds like Our Lady of Carmen and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which comes from the order of Carmelites, said to be under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Amador’s occupation of priest is reflected in the religious associations of his name. ||
 * **Student Name** || Jeffrey Zhao ||