Chile Verde Quote Response #5

p. #124

"or she finds his torn fingers at the bottom of a cup of coffee."

This quote is speaking of the woman whse brother was murdered on the streets. It is significant because it is stating that she still remebers her brothers death, and can still picture the incident even though it happened 13 years later. She still horrors over it, and 'sees his fingers in her coffee' which is a metaphor for her still remembering what happened.

p. #119

"For years, in that wild shadow, she smoked and kissed a stray that crossed our window."

I do not understand why she kisses the stray every night. Her husband died, and I think that she kisses the stray because she needs something to be there and to love to replace what she lost. Also, she smokes because it is a way to relieve her stress from her husband dying, and it is addictive so she continues to do it.