"Chronicle of a Death Foretold"

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"A Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a complex study of Latin American culture. The paper examines how the author uses many unique stylings to address several problems that are intertwined with the traditional view of woman and the ideas of honor. The paper describes and analyzes the roles that honor code and tradition assume in the chain of events that culminate in Santiago Nasar's death.

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"The brothers feel compelled to exact revenge and redeem their family's honor despite their own inner reluctance to go through with the crime. The death of the man who they believed had stolen Angela's virginity must pay for his folly and thus redeem the honor of their family. They cannot back out of this obligation, lest they be seen as cowards. Prudencia, Pablo's wife, best illustrates the mentality seen here by saying "I never would have married him if he hadn't done what a man should do" (Marquez 72). Their public announcement of their plans leaves the villagers responsible to do something to prevent them, however the code of honor that redeems a murderous act is so widely accepted that little to nothing is done."

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