Aficionado

"Aficion means passion. An aficionado is one who is passionate about the bull-fights" (pg 136).

Bull-fights are of great interest to Barnes and Montoya. They take great amounts of time to really understand every aspect of each bull-fight they watch, because they enjoy it. They are said to have passion about bull-fights. I believe that everyone is some sort of aficionado. Musicians are passionate about music. Artists are passionate about art. Athletes are passionate about sports. Therefore, I feel that most can relate to this aspect of the book. Not too many people I know are interested in bull-fights, but most everyone I know is passionate about something. This shows the novel's timelessness.