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El Chupacabras (Chencho)
Sarai is Papá’s mistress and the mother of Alison and Ashley, who tries to move into the Garza household and replace Mamá. She is la Sirena (the Mermaid) to whom Papá alludes during a game of Lotería—la Sirena is the woman who wants to take the girls’ father away. She parallels the alluring Sirens in Homer’s Odyssey.
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Sarai Character Timeline in Summer of the Mariposas
The timeline below shows where the character Sarai appears in Summer of the Mariposas. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 19
...Papá “Daddy” and complain about the stuff in their room. Papá calls for someone named Sarai, and a blonde woman emerges from Juanita’s room. She clings to Papá and urges him...
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Papá declares that Alison and Ashley and Sarai will all live in the house with the girls. Odilia asks where Mamá will live,...
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...every right to be mad at him. Again, the sisters demand that he leave. Despite Sarai’s protests that the house is theirs, Papá relents. He asks who will provide for them—an...
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Chapter 22
...Her daughters are so proud and happy for her. Through rumors, Odilia has heard that Sarai abandoned Papá, taking all his money with her. Papá tries to apologize, but Odilia cuts...
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