Chapter 85 and 86 Summary

Inocencio gets well right away and he decides that he wants to throw the biggest thirtieth anniversary party for him and Zoila. He invites everyone he knows. The guests talk about all of the same stories that have been told throughout the book. They tell their versions of the truth in the ensuing chapters.

Then during the party, Inocencio goes to his daughter and tells her that she must take care of herself. They are Reyes, not dogs. Celaya does not tell her father she knows the truth. She simply follows the tradition of leaving a conversation with so much left unsaid.

Chapter 85 and 86 Analysis

Though Celaya is never taught about what it means to be a woman, she knows a lot about what it means to be a Mexican and a Reyes. She has learned not to ask questions about...