Angela Vicario was a beautiful young girl brought up to be a proper woman. Her name sounds like “Angel” which implies that she is beautiful, meek, and intelligent. Her mother raised her and her sisters so that they were prepared for marriage. Yet despite her upbringing Angela loses her virginity before marriage to a man who is not her husband. Angela seems to regret her actions and is burdened with the guilt. She wants to tell her mother in hopes that she will be relieved of her troubles but “her only two confidantes….dissuaded her from her good intentions” (Pg. 38) Due to her youth and inexperience, Angela is still rather innocent and naive so she easily believes that she can keep her dishonor a secret. Angela is also strong because she
