How Santiago Was Said To Be Killed

Summary:
The book starts with the main character, Santiago Nasar waking up at 5.30 a.m. on the day he is going to be killed. He was born with his mom's sixth sense and with his dad's love of firearms. He is the only chills born into a family of convenience. As the first few pages of the book went on, it is stated that everyone know about Santiago's death. Apparently two men were waiting to kill him on this day and they were waiting for him at the local milk shop. The two men, Pedro Vicario and Pablo Vicario were in their wedding suits and with knifes who had newspaper around them and this was when everyone was going into the boat. Even though many knew of his death, others thought Santiago was not in any danger and everyone knew about what was going on except for Santiago. Luisa, Margot's mother who finds out that Angela Vicario is sent home because she is not a virgin anymore, wants to tell Placida about what is going to happen to Santiago, but someone else comes and tells her that Santiago has already been killed. It is also believed that Santiago had something to do with the whole Angela incident of being sent back home.

Quote:
"On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on" (Marquez).

Response:
This quote is the opening sentence to the book. It shows foreshadowing and makes the reader wonder how and why was Santiago going to be killed. This is a great hook to involve the reader into the book and it leaves many question. A good author will leave the reader curious until the end.