Angela In Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

The novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Angela is the main element of the novel. Without Angela being the hub of the novel there will be no purpose of the any of the events that occurred throughout the novel. Colombian society during that time was a male-dominant society. There were two roles in the novel, the machismo, and marianismo. These roles defined what a man and a woman were to do in religious, societal, and home environments. Marquez “...managed to capture the nuances of life in the sub-continent in a realistic yet magical fashion.”(“Shards of a Gruesome Memory Commemorated: An Analysis of Chronicle of a Death Foretold " The British Medical Journal) Since Angela’s life was controlled by the wills of men, her desires and dreams are suppressed by her mother and family all wanting her to conform to the marianismo role. Angela would be a feminist in modern society but in the nove, she is seen as a reckless radical woman. Angela had the most power in the novel over everyone, …show more content…
Staying within the same class as your spouse was better in the name of family because they will be able to find a common ground. Marriage is what held families together.The backbone of the Colombian society is Catholicism, so divorce was not an option. The fear of being rejected from the community was most feared.
The lifestyles of the people in the community are affected by the woman in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Gender defined what a person could and could not do in the novel, it was up to the woman to make the ultimate decision. Based on the decision that the woman man it was the man's’ responsibility to honor the woman. Being honorary towards family was part of what held families together after marriage. Marquez makes the reader knowledge that death is acceptable in the Colombian culture as long it is in the name of honing a