Félice Character Analysis in The Farming of Bones

Félice is Joël’s lover. After he dies, Félice expresses to Amabelle her wish to help Dominicans learn to respect Haitians as equals. As the massacre begins, Félice is too scared to try and flee to Haiti, so she stays behind at the home of Doña Sabine and Don Gilbert. Amabelle also gives Félice Joël’s death mask for safekeeping.

Félice Character Timeline in The Farming of Bones

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

...a joyous wake” and he would want everyone to “be grateful he’s not here now.” Félice, Joël’s lover, overhears the conversation and leans on Amabelle for support; she claims Joël was... (full context)

...wanted Joël to find a woman like Amabelle, and she points out that another woman, Félice, loved him and always wanted his approval. Kongo thinks this is senseless, as his son... (full context)

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

...and tells him her plan to travel to Dajabón, and he agrees to join her. Félice, however, chooses to stay behind; she is afraid, and does not wish to “die walking.”... (full context)

...and begins 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... (full context)