Fernando Character Analysis in Echo

Fernando is Ivy’s brother who is off fighting in World War II for much of her story. Ivy struggles to imagine him as a soldier, thinking of him as more of a tinkerer. He asks her to help keep the family together while he’s away. Ivy fears that Fernando will die in the war, but he only gets wounded and returns home alive.

Fernando Quotes in Echo

The Echo quotes below are all either spoken by Fernando or refer to Fernando. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

The bicycle leaned against the porch, and the boy stood at their door.

His truth is marching on.

Related Characters: Susan, Ivy Lopez, Fernando

Page Number and Citation: 539

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Fernando Character Timeline in Echo

The timeline below shows where the character Fernando appears in Echo. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...on the guitar. Recruitment posters in the post office advertise joining the Army. Ivy’s brother Fernando, who used to play basketball in high school, joined the Army before the posters even... (full context)

...life changed. It was almost a year after Pearl Harbor, and it was the day Fernando decided to enlist. He asked Ivy to keep his enlistment plan a secret from Mama... (full context)

Ivy never thought of Fernando as a soldier and was surprised by his decision to enlist. Later that same day,... (full context)

...Ivy’s skill despite the fact that she didn’t have any prior musical training. That evening, Fernando came home and told Mama and Papa about enlisting. Papa tried to seem proud, but... (full context)

Fernando was always a tinkerer, and before he left, he told Ivy that it would be... (full context)

...owner’s property is just in the distance. Papa says the owner has a boy about Fernando’s age who is off at war and two girls who are around Ivy’s age. (full context)

...own bedroom. Ivy can tell that something is still troubling Mama, perhaps her worries about Fernando, who still hasn’t written back in a while. But Ivy feels optimistic about her future... (full context)

Ivy writes to both Fernando and Araceli about her new life so far. As she’s walking the dirt road near... (full context)

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...Although Ivy misses Araceli and Miss Delgado, she says she wants to stay, believing that Fernando is counting on her to help keep the family together and make a new life... (full context)

Christmas Eve isn’t the same for Ivy, Mama, and Papa without Fernando. Papa surprises them all with two letters. One is addressed to Mama and Papa from... (full context)

...a shaved head. He is quiet and respectful. He compliments Ivy’s jacket, which is actually Fernando’s that he let her borrow, and he says their two families have a lot in... (full context)

...to say she and her family are moving to a new state, and letters from Fernando continue to come in regular batches. Susan and Ivy set up a place to sell... (full context)

Backstage at Carnegie Hall, Ivy is nervous and wishes Fernando was there with her, like he used to be on the first day of school.... (full context)

Fernando Character Analysis

Fernando Quotes in Echo

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Fernando Character Timeline in Echo