Chronicle Of A Foretold By Gabriel García Márquez

In twentieth century Columbia, how can slaughtering a twenty-year-old man, robbing him of the dignity of human life, be justified as an act in defense of honor? In a lower class town near the sea in Latin America, Santiago Nasar- a man fated to death- and his fellow townspeople are desperately working to rise in the social hierarchy in order to achieve machismo and, accordingly, become wealthy and well known, which they see as the ultimate goal of their lives, since it supposedly accompanies joy and happiness. In the days surrounding Santiago's brutal murder, the citizens of the town are too focused on honor and advancement to stop the foretold death from occurring, so, as a result, the village looses a young member of society in exchange for the pride of family reputation, and even though the act is considered justified, it causes lasting pain and guilt for many citizens in the town. Moreover, by showing a …show more content…
In Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the author illustrates Pedro and Pablo Vicario striving to gain power for their family because of perceived fame and riches in order to illustrate Colombian society's excessive focus on money and honor. Directly throughout Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Márquez sheds light on the Vicario family's obsession with equating to the upper class by describing the violent actions of twin brothers Pedro and Pablo. After mere hours of marriage, Angela Vicario is returned to her