Reading: Sacheri, The Secret in their Eyes, pp. 190-289

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Eduardo Sacheri, The Secret in their Eyes. Trans. John Cullen. NY: Other Press, 2011 (2005).

 

III. pp.190-289

 

  1. How does Sandoval persuade Isidoro Gómez to confess to the rape and murder of Liliana Colotto? What psychological traits does he appeal to? (201-207)
  2. How are Benjamín and Sandoval able to get around Gómez’s right to have a lawyer present at his confession? (208-210)
  3. Why does the bartender at the train station refer to Morales as “the Dead Man”? (211)
  4. After Benjamín finds Morales and tells him that Gómez has confessed, what new dilemma does Morales face? (220)
  5. Why does Bejamín ponder whether or not he should end his book at this point in the narrative? (222-24)
  6. Describe Gómez’s encounter in the prison showers with Quique and Andrés? (226-229)
  7. While he is recovering in the prison infirmary, who is Gómez taken to see? (230-34)
  8. Why does his interlocutor say that Gómez was born under a lucky star? (235)
  9. What sort of encouragement has Benjamín been receiving from Irene and what subtle changes have taken place in their relationship? (237-38)
  10. According to Báez, what reason has been given for Gómez’s release from prison and how has it been orchestrated? (245-49)
  11. According to Báez, what is Romano’s motivation for using Gómez in this way? (250)
  12. Why can’t Benjamín or the police initiate any legal proceedings against Gómez? against Romano? (253)
  13. How has Morales changed, physically and in his personality, over the five years that Benjamín has known him? (255 & 260)
  14. What surprises Benjamín about Morales’ reaction to the news of Gómez’s release from prison? (256-57)
  15. What is it that led Morales to read the list of political prisoners that had been released, looking for Gómez’s name? (258-60)
  16. How does Morales react to Benjamín’s suggestion that he might want to take justice into his own hands and kill Gómez? What is his reasoning? (261-62 & 264)
  17. Why does Morales tell Benjamín that he has taken up smoking? (263)
  18. What change does Benjamín notice in Irene’s attitude toward him? (269)
  19. What hints does Benjamín the narrator drop about two events that haven’t been narrated yet (foreshadowing)? (271-73)
  20. On July 28, 1976, what has happened to Sandoval’s cousin Nacho, triggering Sandoval’s latest bender? (274)
  21. How has the problem of political violence and repression changed since Perón’s death? (275)
  22. Why is Benjamín carrying a lot of cash this particular day? (277)
  23. What is the cab driver’s analysis of the political situation in Argentina? (277)
  24. What does Sandoval do to the bar and what is his motivation for doing so? (279-80)
  25. How does Benjamín prevent the bar owner from calling the police? (281-84)
  26. Why doesn’t Benjamín get back to his apartment until six the next morning? (285-87)
  27. What has happened to his apartment and what message does he find written on the bathroom mirror? (287-89)
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