The early schooling of Nicolas Vidal.
The outlaw, Nicolas Vidal, in Allende's "The Preacher's Wife" is a key player in .
a story story devout with good and evil characters. Nicolas like any other child was not .
born of the dark side. Young Vidal was a product of wicked treatment at an early age. Key .
events such as a bad omen, and his mothers" child rearing skills, created Nicolas" heart of .
evil. In this story are examples which support this theory.
Nicolas's mother, Juana the Forlorn, was a sick individual at best. She was a .
prostitute with no room for a child; as Nicolas was definitely not a planned pregnancy. .
Juana used several methods to try and abort her young child. These actions were sewing .
The seeds of non-love, while Nicolas was still in the womb. Little did she know, Ms. .
Forlorn was hardening her son's soul, and making him jaded to love. He was ready to take .
The world on when he was first born. A profession of boxing would have been an .
Alternative career for someone who felt no pain like Nicolas.
Nicolas is pursued by an evil omen starting at birth, and following him all his.
Days. It is this omen which finally helps him to end his life. When Nicolas is first born .
He has four nipples. This is a sign that a woman will be his undoing. Later in life he .
Consults the advise aof a soothsayer and she confirms his fate. Nicolas makes this.
Floyd 2 .
Prophecy true when he does not run away at the end of the story. He knows well the .
Soldiers will probably kill him on sight.
Once again, Juana the Forlorn's Parenting skills are in question. Besides trying to .
Kill Nicolas at birth, most importantly she did not show him love. A mother's love is so .
Important to an infants development. Without this show of affection, he turned to violence.
