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Pedro Páramo’s right-hand man, Fulgor runs the Media Luna Ranch and does Pedro’s dirty work for much of the book. Fulgor initially works for Pedro’s father, don Lucas Páramo, to whom he is fiercely loyal. But when don Lucas dies and Pedro takes over control of the Media Luna Ranch, Fulgor is initially put off by Pedro’s arrogance and disregard for morality. However, he still does what Pedro asks: he delivers a false lawsuit to Toribio Aldrete, kills him, and arranges Pedro’s marriage to Dolores Preciado. Later on, he also kills Bartolomé San Juan at Pedro’s behest, even though Pedro continues talking down to him as though he were a child. Although he worries that Miguel Páramo is corrupt and lazy, Fulgor never processes that he felt the same exact way about Pedro before going to work for him. Accordingly, not only does Fulgor get totally corrupted by Pedro’s lawlessness, but he also lacks the self-awareness necessary to understand what is happening to him. Despite all the evil he commits, Fulgor is an ambivalent and deferential man: he does Pedro’s bidding despite recognizing that he is a morally corrupt, violent madman. When Fulgor dies in the early stages of the Mexican Revolution, Pedro doesn’t even mourn his death.
Fulgor Sedano Quotes in Pedro Páramo
The Pedro Páramo quotes below are all either spoken by Fulgor Sedano or refer to Fulgor Sedano. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Fragments 13-23, Pages 25-41
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“Tomorrow morning we’ll begin to set our affairs in order. We’ll begin with the Preciado women. You say it’s them we owe the most?”
“Yes. And them we’ve paid the least. Your father always left the Preciados to the last. I understand that one of the girls, Matilde, went to live in the city. I don’t know whether it was Guadalajara or Colima. And that Lola, that is, doña Dolores, has been left in charge of everything. You know, of don Enmedio’s ranch. She’s the one we have to pay.”
“Then tomorrow I want you to go and ask for Lola’s hand.”
“What makes you think she’d have me? I’m an old man.”
“You’ll ask her for me. After all, she’s not without her charms. Tell her I’m very much in love with her. Ask her if she likes the idea.”
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Fulgor Sedano Quotes in Pedro Páramo
The Pedro Páramo quotes below are all either spoken by Fulgor Sedano or refer to Fulgor Sedano. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Fragments 13-23, Pages 25-41
Quotes
“Tomorrow morning we’ll begin to set our affairs in order. We’ll begin with the Preciado women. You say it’s them we owe the most?”
“Yes. And them we’ve paid the least. Your father always left the Preciados to the last. I understand that one of the girls, Matilde, went to live in the city. I don’t know whether it was Guadalajara or Colima. And that Lola, that is, doña Dolores, has been left in charge of everything. You know, of don Enmedio’s ranch. She’s the one we have to pay.”
“Then tomorrow I want you to go and ask for Lola’s hand.”
“What makes you think she’d have me? I’m an old man.”
“You’ll ask her for me. After all, she’s not without her charms. Tell her I’m very much in love with her. Ask her if she likes the idea.”
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