It is understood that J., a middle-to-upper class man living on a finca on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, is predominantly not involved in the armed conflict, even though there is evidence that he is surrounded by it, especially symbolically.  A major portion of this novel that is not entirely figurative language but also helps to represent the violence present is that of the ebbs and flows of weather.  Focusing primarily on the second half of the novel, the changes in season served to foreshadow upcoming instances of conflict and violence in J.’s life (especially when Octavio arrives), and the non-suspenseful nature of Tomás González aided this; we knew what was to result of J. by the end of the story, but the relevance of the plot was tied more so to the means by which the final violent actions of Octavio took place rather than what the actions were themselves.  Found above is a symbolic representation of the manner in which the mood associated with each major action ties to a different instance of weather.  It can be noted that as weather becomes more dreary or dangerous, so does the fundamental aggressive atmosphere within the story.  It is evident that the entirety of the novel cannot fit into a visualization of seven days because it takes place over the course of two years; however, being presented in a forecast manner allows for the audience to understand the mood that lasted for a specific period of time before fluctuating as time passes. The different weather events plotted within this image are not necessarily representative of the weather that was taking place at said time within the novel, but they are symbolically conveying the mood present within that instance.  For example, while J.’s murder by Octavio is a highly aggressive act, the mood experienced by J. in his death is that of calmness and serenity, thus demonstrated through a sunny and enlightening day.