The Madonnas of Echo Park Character Chart

See List of Charter Traits: http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/fryeem/RE4030/character_trait_descriptive_adje.htm

Main Characters

Minor Characters

Traits

Defining Moment

Motiv

List central character of each

chapter (who is telling the story

List minor characters associated

in main characters story

Adjectives describing main

character

Profound or life-changing event

and explanation of main
character

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Authors Note:
Brando

Aurora Esperanza, Ms.

ONeill, Duchess,
Vietnamese and Mexican
children

Embarrassed, friendly,
funny, judgmental, nave,
passive, pitiful, quiet,
reflective, rude, timid

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Chapter 1:

Marisol, Aurora,
Diego, Liz,Felix

Successful,
passionate, hardworking, intelligent

Hector, Ana, the

teacher, daughter of
Felicia, Efren,
Madonna

loving, loyal, trustworthy, strong,

independent, hardworking

Alma, Jesus,
Grandmother,
Aracely, Felicia

Independent, strong,
loyal, spiritual

Gangsters, Freddy,
African American
child, Manny

Mean, rude, hardheaded, obnoxious,

self- centered,

His refusal to dance with

Aurora because shes
Mexican. Its the 1980s,
and hes only 12 years old;
hes attracted to Aurora,
but he cant get past his
anti-Mexican sentiment.
Hector was an illegal
immigrant that got
through his life being
a labor worker before
being a waiter. He
didn;t have the best
history with women.
He had a wife and a
daughter but ended
up cheating on her
with another woman
that is discussed in
the next chapter.
She's a vey hardworking mother that
gets cheated on.
Turns out that many
people witnessed
Felicia and her
daughter and ended
up accusing Felicia of
shoving Aurora into
danger when in
reality she didn't
mean to do so on
purpose.
Beatriz claims that
Felica was the one
that shoul've died
instead of Alma
because she believes
she saw the Virgin
Mary and believes
that the Virgin Mary
told her that.
Efren was a murder
that always went
agaisnt his own

Hector, David

Chapter 2:
Felicia

Chapter 3:
Beatriz

Chapter 4:
Efren

concieded, racist

Chapter 5:
Manny

Chapter 6:
Freddy

Duchess, Efren,
Ofelia, Chinese
girlfriend, Angie

Manly, strong,
dangerous, violent,
harmful

Efren, Julianne,
Javier, Cristina, Angie

Loyal, trust worthy,

bright, intelligent,
street- smart

words. He claimed to
always follow the
rules, but in reality,
he never did. He
thought no other
race could compare
to him, not even his
own. He believed he
was better than
everyone else. He
was a man that tried
going in a different
direction other than
his family's. His
family was all about
gangs, and he
wanted to change
that. He wanted to
be the first to get an
education is his
family, but no one
was supportive. He
didn't get far in life.
He was a bus driver.
Manny was a father
of a son who was
heading to the army.
He was trying to
keep his son from
going, but he had his
mind set to what he
wanted to do, so he
was still going
anyway. Manny was
so aggressive to the
point where he
threatened to kill his
son. His son didn't
believe his dad would
do such a thing till he
confessed about
killing an infant.
Freddy was sent to
jail for a very long
time. Once he was
out,he wanted to
return to his wife
Cristina and her
daughter. He got out
of jail, went to her
house, and she was
no where to be

Chapter 7:

Rosa, Maria, Stefani,

Duchess. Juan

Friendly, heartwarming, ambitious,

kind, smart, gogetter. motivated

Vince, Hector, Felicia

Ambitious,
intelligent, loyal,
hard- headed

Angie

Chapter 8:
Aurora

found. Freddy asked

a woman h would
sleep with what had
happened to Cristina
and she said she had
died and Cristina's
daughter was
nowhere to be found.
Angie was a Latina
that decided to move
into a white
neighborhood and
ended up losing her
best friend because
of it. She also has a
boyfriend that she
later on marrys in the
chapter. His name is
Juan. Unfortunately,
Juan dies when she is
expecing to have a
baby. She's then left
alone to take care of
the baby herself.
Aurora wasn't the
easiest daughter to
deal with. She would
always argue with
her mother. They
wouldn't agree about
anything. Aurora was
that way because her
mother was never
caring in her eyes.
She believed her
mom never ever
really showed her
love the way a real
mother is supposed
to.