Cierra Raynor
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Journal (#9)
The novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold was written by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This works genre is fiction.The text was
inspired by a real murder that took place in Columbia in the 1950s.
This novel took place in the 1950s in a small Colombian coastal
town. The first sentence in the novel informs the reader that
Santiago is about to be killed to build suspense and curiosity.
The intervening pages informs the reader about the backstory
before the death of Santiago, like a flashback. The author most
likely did this to clarify the story line. In the intervening pages
the author informed the reader that santiago was a drunk, machismo
was huge in culture, santiago and his father were
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A
woman's purity
was something that held much honor and respect for her future
husband. This was why women in the 50s were known to live at home
with their fathers until a
marriagewas
arranged or until she was proposed to. After Angela was raped she
was proposed to by Bayardo. She was forced to marry him to help her
family since they were terribly poor. After their wedding she told
Bayardo that she wasn't pure and after this he returned her. This
brought much shame to her name and her familys name. This is why
the Vacario brother had to kill Santiago and This is why the
townspeople didn't stop them, they felt it was right they Santiago
be punished for his wrong doings.
The purpose of having the reader wait until the end the see
the murder itself is because that's how to story stays suspenseful
and keeps the reader interested. Having the reader wait until the
end gives the author more time to clarify everything. Without
waiting until the end the reader wouldnt have as much history or
background (clarity) on the murder itself. For example, the reader
wouldnt know why the Vicario brothers had to kill Santiago even
though they didn't want to or why hardly anyone tried to stop the
murder from
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