The Woman Who Came at Six O'Clock Study Guide consists of approx. 46 pages of summaries and analysis on The Woman Who Came at Six O'Clock by Gabriel García Márquez. Browse the literature study guide below:
The story opens in a restaurant. Jose, the owner, is described as a fat, ruddy man with a rustic manner. Through the swinging door comes the second character of the story, an unnamed woman. Jose refers to her as queen. He describes her as sad, tired, her hair greased with Vaseline. Marquez immediately establishes a routine: these things happen at the same time every day, with an air of ritual. At 6:00 everyday, this woman comes in and sits down. She arrives before the regular customers who usually begin to filter in at 6:30. (
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