Maria+Alejandria+Cervantes+--+Angela+He

Though she is known as the town whore, the narrator states that he knows her very well (56) and describes Maria as the "most elegant and the most tender woman... and the most serviceable in bed, but she was also the strictest." (74) She "taught" the town boys a good amount more than they should have known. At 15 Santiago first developed his infatuation with Maria and developed a "mad passion" for her. The narrator states that since then they were always linked with a "serious affection, but without the disorder of love." (75) She had so much respect for Santiago that she never went to bed with anyone with him present. When Santiago is murdered she eats excessively to mourn his death. || The narrator quoted that Maria taught them much but the most important lesson was that "there's no place in life sadder than an empty bed." (74)
 * Character Name: || Maria Alejandria Cervantes ||
 * Role in Plot: || According to the Vicario brothers they had started looking for Santiago at Maria Alejandria Cervantes's place.
 * Significance of Name in Work: || From an Italian origin, Maria means “bitterness” or “sorrow”. From a Greek Origin it has the meaning “sea of bitterness”. In Spanish Maria is a translation of Mary, which also means “sea of bitterness”.

The name Alejandria is a Spanish translation of the Greek name Alexandria which is the female version of Alexander which means "helper and defender of mankind". ||
 * Student Name: || Angela He ||