A Place Where The Sea Remembers Analysis

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The novel, A Place Where the Sea Remembers, by Sandra Benitez tells a story of forgiveness that centers on Chayo, the flower maker, her husband, Candelario, and her sister, Marta, following Marta’s rape and leading up to the death of Marta’s son. The novel tells the story of Chayo, Candelario, and Marta through the perspectives of people who touch their lives, the most important being Remedios, the healer, who knows the fate of all people. Through the interactions of the main characters and their town as well as the reflections and rituals of Remedios, the novel paints a picture of a family that is torn apart by Chayo’s refusal to take Marta’s baby and the curse that Marta subsequently places on Chayo’s unborn son. Both actions are small