Faustino+Santos


 * **Character's Name:** || Faustino Santos ||
 * **Role in Novel:** || Faustino is one of the butchers who witnessed Pablo and Pedro Vicario sharpen the knives that they planned to use to kill Santiago. He is also the man who alerts a police officer that the Vicario twins have plans to kill Santiago. He has a limited role in the novel and his appearance only spans a few pages. He is one of the many characters that play an active role in foretelling Santiago's death. ||
 * **Significance of Name:** || Faustino's role in the novel or the effect he has on the plot may not be extremely significant, but the origins of his name are highly interesting. His name appears in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and is believed to have been derived from a Roman saint by the name of Faustinus. His last name Santos is also closely related to saints. In Spanish, Santos literally means saints.

It is peculiar that both his first and last name is closely related to saints. However, it is not strange if one takes into consideration that Faustino was the only character who told a police officer of the foretold murder. Although other characters could have played a role in stopping the murder, Faustino told an authority figure that could have absolutely prevented the murder.

Like saints, who give blessings and save people from predicaments, Faustino might have done the same for Santiago, but his efforts fell short of achieving that goal. Marquez incorporates subtle irony into the novel by giving a name with close connections to saints to a man who could not save Santiago's life.

Also connected with Dr.Faustus, a legendary character who features in multiple literary works, who sold his soul to the devil ||