The Vicario brothers “followed Santiago Nasar with their eyes… they looked at him more with pity” than with hatred or anger (Marquez, 16). The feeling of pity that the Vicario brothers feel toward Santiago does not correlate with the typical anger, fear, or remorse that are common feelings associated with murderous acts. Pity, as we see in the short story, is closely linked to sympathy; Pedro knows that it was morally wrong to murder an innocent person and display his guilt. As the day progressed, “everything continued to smell of Santiago Nasar” which lingered throughout the city (Marquez, 78). The smell of Santiago is ingrained in the city, almost like that of a poltergeist. Poltergeists are specters generally associated with the production of noise, movement and smell. This is a great example of the role religion and superstition play in the novel. The Vicario brothers could smell it in the prison cell, even though they rubbed their hands, they “couldn't get the smell” of Santiago's blood off their hands (Marquez, 78). The above text supports the idea of ​​guilt in the society of the short story, as the brothers cannot erase the crime and sin they have committed. Blood on the hands parallels guilt which is a motif throughout the Bible with thirty-four verses containing direct reference to accountability and blood on the hands. Pedro, speaking to an investigator,