Of Love and Other Demons

Throughout the book I knew that Sierva was not possessed by demons; that is just the nature of magic realism.  Events might appear supernatural but have a worldly explanation.  Obviously she was just a scared maturing girl who did not have caring parents or much company the moment she entered the convent. However, I thought it was pretty freaky that she had the same dream as Father Cayento for which there seems to be no real explanation. And like Samson, or any character whose 'power' is tied to their hair, I knew even before reading the ending that the it would involve cutting her hair.  It was very sad that Sierva Maria was tortured and died at the hands of superstitious people who masquerade as religious.