Anyone who has read, A Chronicle of a Death Foretold, knows that Santiago Nasar's murder was the death foretold, but how exactly the author foreshadows it is a slightly trickier question. Throughout the story we learn a great deal about each character, their background, and their role in the drama that unfolds. In the story Santiago Nasar, the main character is accused of deflowering a girl named Angela Vicario. In retaliation, her twin brothers try to restore their family's honor by murdering Santiago Nasar. Until he is attacked, Santiago has no idea of the misfortune which was to befall upon him. However, the careful reader will piece the clues to together from Santiago's dreams to find out how author carefully foretells Santiago's death.
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According to the story, his second dream actually took place a week prior to the present day. The reader learns about this information through Santiago's mother, Placída Linero. According to the narrator, Placída Linero took great interest in Santiago's dreams because she believed she could interpret them. In his dreams, Santiago was "alone in a tinfoil airplane and flying through the almond trees without bumping into anything" (Marquez 4). As abstract as this dream appears, there are a few parallels to the story which the reader can draw. Tinfoil is a very weak and flimsy material which is similar to the way Santiago appeared when the townspeople saw him, and how he felt when he wakes up on morning of his death. They claimed that Santiago was "a little sleepy", and it can also be assumed he is recovering from the party the previous night. (Marquez 4). According to Plácida Linero, "He was always dreaming about trees", which can be confirmed by his two dreams that both included a forest. (Marquez 3). Once again the reader is able to draw similarities between the story and Santiago's dream in order to gain a better understanding of the events taking place. However, there is not a clear reason for the inclusion of the detail of the timber forest or the almond trees. Obvious they have a purpose, or they wouldn't have been a detail that was included in both dreams. This leaves the reader with the question; what is the significance of the trees, and how do they relate to the rest of the
According to the story, his second dream actually took place a week prior to the present day. The reader learns about this information through Santiago's mother, Placída Linero. According to the narrator, Placída Linero took great interest in Santiago's dreams because she believed she could interpret them. In his dreams, Santiago was "alone in a tinfoil airplane and flying through the almond trees without bumping into anything" (Marquez 4). As abstract as this dream appears, there are a few parallels to the story which the reader can draw. Tinfoil is a very weak and flimsy material which is similar to the way Santiago appeared when the townspeople saw him, and how he felt when he wakes up on morning of his death. They claimed that Santiago was "a little sleepy", and it can also be assumed he is recovering from the party the previous night. (Marquez 4). According to Plácida Linero, "He was always dreaming about trees", which can be confirmed by his two dreams that both included a forest. (Marquez 3). Once again the reader is able to draw similarities between the story and Santiago's dream in order to gain a better understanding of the events taking place. However, there is not a clear reason for the inclusion of the detail of the timber forest or the almond trees. Obvious they have a purpose, or they wouldn't have been a detail that was included in both dreams. This leaves the reader with the question; what is the significance of the trees, and how do they relate to the rest of the