Piscador / Piscadora Term Timeline in Under the Feet of Jesus
The timeline below shows where the term Piscador / Piscadora appears in Under the Feet of Jesus. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Two
...that she’s received the money he sent. When they hear the railroad bells, all the piscadores briefly stop working and think about the difficulties and small pleasures awaiting them after the...
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While waiting for Alejo near the trucks the next day, Gumecindo chats with another piscador, introducing himself. Impatient, the driver almost leaves without Alejo, and two of the men have...
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It’s so hot this week that two piscadores faint. At lunch, people huddle in the shade and comfort their sweaty children. Estrella sees...
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Chapter Three
As the days pass and Alejo’s condition worsens, one of the other piscadores diagnoses him with “daño of the fields,” a very serious illness. Gumecindo consults with Perfecto...
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Chapter Four
...managed to get here by luck – after hours of laboring over the car, some piscadores showed up and helped them push it out of the ditch. The men look briefly...
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...looks out the window, where she can see a valley full of grapes and some piscadores. Alejo asks weakly if Estrella hurt the nurse. Wearily, Estrella muses that “they make you...
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