However, the lives of those trapped in the cycle of revenge were not lost like in Broken April. Instead, they continued through a cycle of anger that repeated itself throughout the book. “He threw his arm around her waist, lifted her with an animalistic grunt, and placed her in front of him in the saddle. The girl did not resist. He kicked the stirrup and they galloped off towards the river. Esteban undid his wide leather belt and she took a step back, but he caught her with a single swipe of his hand. They fell arm in arm among the eucalyptus leaves... Before her, her mother - and before her, her grandmother - had suffered the same animal fate... Her mother and grandmother had also been servants in the main house. (57-58). This text shows the cycle that Pancha, his mother and his grandmother went through. If Pancha had given birth to a daughter in Esteban Garcia's place, the cycle of revenge would have ended, but the cycle of animal fate that she and her family went through would continue. “The man turned and gave Alba a slap, a blow that made her fall to the ground, Senator Trueba was paralyzed with fear and surprise... She felt a large wet hand on her leg,