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Carolyn Forche

This person is a poet and the narrator of the book. This person is a young American who travels to El Salvador during its period of war and upheaval to help bear witness to the violence and document people's experiences and suffering.

Leonel Gomez Vides

This person is a revolutionary and native Salvadoran. This person ultimately helps broker an end to the violence that wracks the country during the civil war of the 1980s and early 1990s.

Margarita Herrera

This person initially dislikes the narrator but eventually the relationship between the two deepens and grows to friendship and mutual respect. This person is a parent to three daughters, and this person tries to help this person's native country during a time of great upheaval, turmoil, and violence.

Dr. Vicky Guzman

This person runs a hospital in El Salvador on a shoestring that is lacking in many basic...

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