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CHARACTER ANALYSIS: MRS. SANTIAGA Mrs. Santiaga is the only character in The Coldest Winter Ever who does not have a name. She is a symbol of incompletion. She represents all of the women who stop learning and growing in this life, the ones who turn into beautiful Barbie dolls.
— Jan 22, 2013 10:15AM
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Jan 25, 2013 07:20PM
How did I miss that! Very good interpretation. And I'm typically good at seeing metaphors and symbols. Totally missed it! Thanks for that!
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And to add to that (know that I"m studying your comment), the only name she did have was Santiaga which can also represent how she lost her sense of self in a man which is what so many women do everyday. They become their husbands/boyfriends. Become everything they want them to be and without them do not know who they are...hmm interesting.
sorry typo I meant to say santiaga being her husbands name.
kisha wrote: "sorry typo I meant to say santiaga being her husbands name."Good Morning! Okay so I got that from the excerpt in the back of the book. I had never read them before but after I did it gave me completely new insight on the book. It went on to say exactly what you were saying about her only existence was her man and she raised her kids the same way.... Its deep. It was to many characters to post the whole thing but if your on Facebook add "Literary Drama" as a friend... we had a good discussion going about this.
Karma wrote: "kisha wrote: "sorry typo I meant to say santiaga being her husbands name."Good Morning! Okay so I got that from the excerpt in the back of the book. I had never read them before but after I did ..."
'You shower most dolls, especially your favorite one, with lots of attention in the beginning. You dress them up in the finest matching doll outfits and accessories. One afternoon you happen to lay her down. Then somehow, she becomes uninteresting, unimportant, and dispensable. Years later you notice her, dirty, tattered, and broken, underneath your bed. At that point you may have a quick flash of memory. You smile at having loved her once. But mostly, you just pity her now. When a woman has not established her own personal identity, she does not deserve to have a name. A personal identity tells and shows family and friends who you really are on the inside. It comprises what you feel, what you think, what you believe, what you are interested in, what gifts you have, what you dislike, what you spend the majority of your time doing, and what you’re working toward.'
