After reading chapters one through five, I am mostly wondering about El Patrón. Who is he? What does he do? What is his role in the story? I am most anticipating his introduction to the story. What are his view on cloning? Why did he clone himself? So many questions, so little time. Then, there's the matter of Celia. How will her character become significant to the story at time goes by? What about Tom, and the Mendozas? Technically Tom and Matteo are related, as they are both members of the Alacrán clan. Is it common to be distantly related to everyone in this universe? What is the significance of them being related? Will their relation ever resurface and become significant to the story? I'm going to guess that it is, just because of the family tree at the beginning. How did Matteo end up in Celia's care?
In other news, I am completely appalled by the way clones are treating in this particular universe. Today, we accept every race of people as equals; prejudice has been almost completely eradicated in our modern society. This has come over time - giving women the right to vote, choosing employees based on intelligence and work ethic rather than gender or race - yet, assuming the book takes place in the future, the way clones like Matteo are treated reminds me vaguely of the way African-American people were treated during the slavery days of the underground railroad.
Looking at each literary aspect of the book, I think Farmer's greatest strength is her ability to hint at a character's personality throughout the text. You have Matt, this compassionate young boy who is scared to sit on a couch, despite the fact that he is bleeding out through his feet, for fear of getting it dirty. Then you have Tom, who has snuck away just to gloat in Matt's face. María, who risked the wrath of her parents to visit Matt. Rosa, who treated Matteo worse than a stray rat. act character's personality was hinted at through the text.
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