Chronicle Of A Death Foretold By Gabriel Garcia-Marquez

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During the "Interactive Oral Discussion" to the context of the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. The group discussed the following points; in what way does religion play a role and if Santiago was innocent or not. Also, how Marquez writing technique shaped the novel and is morality a major issue in the novel. Last, the group discussed if the events that took place in that time would actually happen in modern day.
When the group discussed the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold the point of religion came up. It was seen as we all read the book that religion was a major part in the construction of the novel. Arianna said that there was a striking point in the novel when Santiago Nasar's death was very similar to

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