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Fruit Trees
In Death Comes for the Archbishop, fruit trees symbolize the complicated, ever-evolving idea of personal legacy. In the 1700s, the Spanish priest Baltazar Montoya plants peach trees in his village of Ácoma, hoping that…
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Angelica and Contento
Throughout Death Comes for the Archbishop, Contento and Angelica, two white mules, are an important symbol for the lifelong friendship between Bishop Latour and his vicar, Joseph Vaillant. Soon after his arrival…
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Stones and Rock Formations
There is stone everywhere in Death Comes for the Archbishop, from the natural rock formations dotting the deserts of the American Southwest to the manmade churches that Latour and Vaillant inspect and then help to…
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The Cruciform Tree
The cruciform tree symbolizes the power of Christian miracles—but more than that, it also suggests that religious grace is linked to and inextricable from natural bounty. When Bishop Latour gets lost on his way back…
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