Honestly, I was surprised at how this part of the story turned out. The fact that Olivia would get herself into something so dramatic and unexpected is so appealing to the reader. Of course she had no idea what she was getting herself into, only being lied to by 3 fourteen year old boys. If I were her, I would need more profound evidence before coming anywhere close to something she so bravely did. I'm sure there was a part of her that was suspicious about it all, but for the love of the Bahalan children, specifically Jun Jun, Raphael, and Gardo, she did the unthinkable. It's weird how three under aged kids can trick a grown woman into such a dangerous act. They must have been VERY convincing.
Father Juilliard was also very disappointed at Olivia for going to the jail with Gardo. Like he says in Chapter 2 of Part 3:' I feel I ought to say that had I known what Olivia had agreed to do, I would have intervened and prevented it. I would have seen it for the scam it was.' Meaning he never wanted any of this to happen and get themselves stuck in what looked like a sticky situation. As of the kids, I think they did the right thing by not telling Father and Olivia the truth. If they hadn't done the lying, I'm pretty sure they'd all be in the same jail Raphael was interrogated in.
A part of me was proud of Olivia for not backing down even after the awkward confrontation with the prisoner, Gabriel Olondriz. She was dumbfounded once Gabriel told her he wasn't Gardo's grandfather. But the part that I was the most surprised about was The Bible. The code that Jose and Gabriel exchanged back and forth, now that was what you call a mystery! The way that Gabriel didn't know anything that happened between now and then was quite weird. Unexpectedly, it turns out that Jose was Gabriel's grandson. Now that sounds like a mind-boggler, doesn't it?
I felt it was sad how Olivia had to leave Bahala after the jail visit. It feels as if she was ripped apart from her home country, even if she wasn't a native. She got herself out, but I have a feeling she was proud to have contributed to the story. :))
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I wouldn't really call it weird how Gabriel isn't informed about what happened after Jose's death. Since Jose provided the information and his life no longer exists of course no one else would've visited him. The reporters who did in the past really just ask questions and I doubt he inquired of the happenings. Anyways it's been a long time since anyone was wanting to see him (seeing the jail fee).
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you Sosna, Mother Olivia really does shine through this part, it's all dedicated to her almost.