Reflective Statement
Gabriel García Márquez, the Columbian author of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, emphasizes the importance of Catholicism because it was, and still is, a huge cultural aspect of Columbian society. This particular focus on religion had played a significant role in the novella in which our class conducted an in-depth discussion about its dominant presence throughout the work. Rather than simply discussing how religion was applied in the novella, we elaborated even further by examining the cultural and its social traditions. Hence, Catholic beliefs, such as the societal condemning of premarital sex and the cultural emphasis on purity, played an integral role in the Latin American society and was evident in social behaviors. With that in mind, we transitioned to the contents of the novella. Within our discussion, what struck me the most regarding the role of Catholicism in the novella was after we thoroughly analyzed the acts and characteristics of the main protagonist, Santiago …show more content…
This distinct Latin-American narrative strategy of extensively using seemingly supernatural and mythical elements into ostensibly realistic fiction is affluently applied by the Colombian author, Gabriel García Márquez, in his novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold. As he describes the odd and bizarre murder of a young man named Santiago Nasar as well as the multiple events that occur leading up to his death, he manipulates various components of magical realism to create further depth. Evidently, this literary element is effectively used with the aid of cultural beliefs in supernatural capabilities, surreal events, and the Catholic religion. In effect, it uniquely heightens the drama and challenges perceptions of
Gabriel García Márquez, the Columbian author of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, emphasizes the importance of Catholicism because it was, and still is, a huge cultural aspect of Columbian society. This particular focus on religion had played a significant role in the novella in which our class conducted an in-depth discussion about its dominant presence throughout the work. Rather than simply discussing how religion was applied in the novella, we elaborated even further by examining the cultural and its social traditions. Hence, Catholic beliefs, such as the societal condemning of premarital sex and the cultural emphasis on purity, played an integral role in the Latin American society and was evident in social behaviors. With that in mind, we transitioned to the contents of the novella. Within our discussion, what struck me the most regarding the role of Catholicism in the novella was after we thoroughly analyzed the acts and characteristics of the main protagonist, Santiago …show more content…
This distinct Latin-American narrative strategy of extensively using seemingly supernatural and mythical elements into ostensibly realistic fiction is affluently applied by the Colombian author, Gabriel García Márquez, in his novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold. As he describes the odd and bizarre murder of a young man named Santiago Nasar as well as the multiple events that occur leading up to his death, he manipulates various components of magical realism to create further depth. Evidently, this literary element is effectively used with the aid of cultural beliefs in supernatural capabilities, surreal events, and the Catholic religion. In effect, it uniquely heightens the drama and challenges perceptions of