"Chronicle of a Death Foretold"

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This paper discusses Gabriel Garcia Marquez's book "A Chronicle of a Death Foretold." The paper discusses how the author uses a theme of honor in cooperation with themes of family and symbolic actions throughout the book. It specifically shows that honor is the most predominant theme and that Marquez has made a clear statement against honor as motivation for murder.

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"The central issue in Marquez's story is the murder of Santiago, an honor killing. The code of honor that caused the killing was obviously set within the social community. The community did not act as it would have in most murders because it valued the avenging of lost honor. Every mention of honor in the text shows that the code of honor valued family and chastity. Since Angela's chastity had been taken, the only response according to the community's code of honor was to avenge her by killing the man who took it away. Clearly, all evidence suggests that the community code of honor, accepted by both men and women in the community, was the cause of the murder of Santiago."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. "Chronicle of a Death Foretold." Boston: Vintage, 2003.

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