Throughout the novel I was confused as to why the Vicario brothers decided to murder Santiago simply for having slept with their sister before marriage. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold there was a culture different from my own and therefore I had difficulty understanding how murder could be acceptable. Although I did understand that honor played a part in their decision-making, I still could not comprehend why they went to jail for such a brief time. I also could not understand why the community was so indifferent towards the murder. Before the interactive oral I did not know what “honor killing” and “machismo” were.
After one of my classmates explained what honor killings and machismo were it brought me to the realization that what the Vicario
After one of my classmates explained what honor killings and machismo were it brought me to the realization that what the Vicario