Lizards are really symbolic in this book, and they appear many times throughout the novel. I have noticed that in chapter 20 lizards are mentioned quite a lot in similes: ""He showed no surprise, no concern, nothing at all. Just like a lizard" (pg. 189).
Another: "...like the lizards who fall off trees onto the shoulders of white-haired grandfathers and are swiftly brushed off. Just like lizards, I'm afraid." (pg. 192).
Chapter 17 ends with: "And behind me, in the inky darkness, my tail was flapping like mad in Fidel's pocket" (pg. 161). Carlos is comparing himself to a dismembered lizard's tail.
Also, Carlos watched chameleons change colors all the time, which led him to believe that by eating dark colored (brown or black) foods his skin would turn black. This frightened young Carlos.
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