Chronicle A Death Foretold Analysis

Machismo is a cultural expectation which involves masculine pride, but this culture affects men and women in different ways. Santiago Nasar was killed for taking the virginity of Angela Vicario. Her two brothers decided to kill Santiago to retain their family honor. There are mixed opinions about Santiago yet none of the village residents tell him he is going to die. The twins are fulfilling the Machismo "requirement" by keeping their family honor, doing what it takes to gain their family honor back, regardless of personal opinion. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author illustrates the traditional roles of men leading the family and working, whilst women are housewives with little rights within the culture of …show more content…
They are expected to listen and do as they are told without speaking up. Girls at a young age are forced to be married to older men and society tells them they should be happy about it. Girls are presumed to be inferior to the men in their lives and are told to respect them before respecting themselves. It is evident women are reared to be married in this quote by Angela's mother, "Any man would be happy with them because they've been raised to suffer" (Márquez 31). This quote is very significant because it shows women are never allowed to have a life, instead must devote their life to their family. It does not matter to other men in the community women are suffering because society tells them it is normal and okay. It is treated as a requirement for women to be a mother and wife before they are a person. They lose their individuality when they become a wife and devote themselves to their husband. Women are given no control over their life which causes them to believe they are meant to serve the people around them. Within the course of a women's life, she has little control over her own outcome and is led to believe she exists for other people's