Doña Sabine Character Analysis in The Farming of Bones

Along with Don Gilbert, Doña Sabine is one of the wealthiest Haitians in Amabelle’s town in the Dominican Republic. She and Don Gilbert occupy a privileged social position until the coming massacre threatens them along with all the other Haitians. They send away their guards for fear that the guards might turn on them, and although they shelter some people in their home, Amabelle wonders if they’ll even be able to protect themselves.

Doña Sabine Character Timeline in The Farming of Bones

The timeline below shows where the character Doña Sabine appears in The Farming of Bones. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Amabelle notes that even Don Gilbert and Doña Sabine , who form one of the wealthiest Haitian families in the town, are acting wary.... (full context)

Amabelle notes that Doña Sabine ’s house is guarded by a group of armed peasants, and that there are people... (full context)

...best location for her to cross the river. He tells her that Yves is at Doña Sabine ’s house, and she decides to stop there before she leaves. (full context)

She knocks on Doña Sabine ’s door, and Félice greets her. Amabelle asks where the watchmen and guards have gone,... (full context)

...to choke him; in retaliation, the soldiers steal a machete —which belonged to Félice and Doña Sabine —out of Yves’s hand. The soldiers stab Tibon in the back. The national orchestra, which... (full context)