The Vicario brother’s sole purpose of killing Santiago was to regain honor, so it does not matter to them if he is the true offender or not. Yes, they were drunk, but also in a hurry to punish the man they believed was responsible for the crime to protect their family. “‘I can imagine my sons’, she said. ‘Honor doesn’t wait’” (Marquez 62). Prudencia Cotes tells the twins she knows they have a job that needs to be done soon as possible, so leaving their coffee for later is understandable. Honor is so important to them that you must retain it at all times. They have no time to just sit around or even time to question Santiago before murdering him. Their initiative is to kill Santiago quickly because of the weight honor holds, causing them to murder the wrong
The Vicario brother’s sole purpose of killing Santiago was to regain honor, so it does not matter to them if he is the true offender or not. Yes, they were drunk, but also in a hurry to punish the man they believed was responsible for the crime to protect their family. “‘I can imagine my sons’, she said. ‘Honor doesn’t wait’” (Marquez 62). Prudencia Cotes tells the twins she knows they have a job that needs to be done soon as possible, so leaving their coffee for later is understandable. Honor is so important to them that you must retain it at all times. They have no time to just sit around or even time to question Santiago before murdering him. Their initiative is to kill Santiago quickly because of the weight honor holds, causing them to murder the wrong