The purpose of this paper is to discuss women’s issues as they are controlled by the Latin American religion in a Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel-Garcia-Marquez.
The Latin American Religion, poses a strict patriarchal society which basically defines the men having the authority over women. Within the Chronicle of a Death Foretold Garcia-Marquez offers the readers an insight to this type of society. This almost conflicts with the reader since a modern society divides the role of women and men equally; yet Garcia-Marquez reveals a different society, beyond the norm. Thus, as the reader goes further within the novel they begin to understand how a patriarchal society functions, the oppressive hold the religion has on women, and what their …show more content…
This becomes more apparent when the reader discovers Angela Vicario is to be wed but not by her choosing, but the man who choses her. Within a patriarchal society men have the dominance over the females mainly because “it manifested in the values, attitudes, customs, expectations, and institutions of the society, and it is maintained through the process of socialization” (Patriarchy. Encyclopedia.com.). Garcia-Marquez is able to demonstrate the ins and outs of this society through one character, who was born and raised with the patriarchal society; this character being “Purisma del Carmel who becomes active agent for perpetuating patriarchal norms” (Women in Marquez’s Chronicles.). She is the mother of the Angela Vicario and continually provides the reader with a sense for how this type of society functions, one example being when she states “Any man will be happy with them because they have been raised to suffer” (Chapter 2). This informs the reader that Angela mother had been teaching them how to properly act towards men, almost implying that Carmen had step in as this figurative male dominance because as she stated “they had been raised to …show more content…
The author is able to make this more evident by describing the upbringings of the Vicario siblings as he stated “The brothers were brought up to be men. The girls had been reared to get married”. This shows the reader just how much importance is placed on the women to become a wife; it almost seems that this is the only goal they strive for the most. This can be implied because Garcia-Marquez then writes “They knew how to do screen embroidery, sew by machine, weave bone lace, wash and iron, make artificial flowers and fancy candy, and write engagement announcements.” This reflects that being a wife is the only thing they know how to do. This subjugation towards women shows the importance of fulling the achievement of being married because “motherhood is an important goal for women in Latino culture, and a mother is expected to sacrifice” (Understanding Cultural Diversity). So when born into the Latin American religion as a female, it no longer matters about who they strive to be but to assert them into becoming a wife and never undermining that ideology. Yet as previously stated Angela does not abide by these role forced upon her, thus “Marquez explores dimensions of resistance in terms of his women characters breaking off form and not conforming to the stereotypical roles expected of them” (Women in Marquez’s
The Latin American Religion, poses a strict patriarchal society which basically defines the men having the authority over women. Within the Chronicle of a Death Foretold Garcia-Marquez offers the readers an insight to this type of society. This almost conflicts with the reader since a modern society divides the role of women and men equally; yet Garcia-Marquez reveals a different society, beyond the norm. Thus, as the reader goes further within the novel they begin to understand how a patriarchal society functions, the oppressive hold the religion has on women, and what their …show more content…
This becomes more apparent when the reader discovers Angela Vicario is to be wed but not by her choosing, but the man who choses her. Within a patriarchal society men have the dominance over the females mainly because “it manifested in the values, attitudes, customs, expectations, and institutions of the society, and it is maintained through the process of socialization” (Patriarchy. Encyclopedia.com.). Garcia-Marquez is able to demonstrate the ins and outs of this society through one character, who was born and raised with the patriarchal society; this character being “Purisma del Carmel who becomes active agent for perpetuating patriarchal norms” (Women in Marquez’s Chronicles.). She is the mother of the Angela Vicario and continually provides the reader with a sense for how this type of society functions, one example being when she states “Any man will be happy with them because they have been raised to suffer” (Chapter 2). This informs the reader that Angela mother had been teaching them how to properly act towards men, almost implying that Carmen had step in as this figurative male dominance because as she stated “they had been raised to …show more content…
The author is able to make this more evident by describing the upbringings of the Vicario siblings as he stated “The brothers were brought up to be men. The girls had been reared to get married”. This shows the reader just how much importance is placed on the women to become a wife; it almost seems that this is the only goal they strive for the most. This can be implied because Garcia-Marquez then writes “They knew how to do screen embroidery, sew by machine, weave bone lace, wash and iron, make artificial flowers and fancy candy, and write engagement announcements.” This reflects that being a wife is the only thing they know how to do. This subjugation towards women shows the importance of fulling the achievement of being married because “motherhood is an important goal for women in Latino culture, and a mother is expected to sacrifice” (Understanding Cultural Diversity). So when born into the Latin American religion as a female, it no longer matters about who they strive to be but to assert them into becoming a wife and never undermining that ideology. Yet as previously stated Angela does not abide by these role forced upon her, thus “Marquez explores dimensions of resistance in terms of his women characters breaking off form and not conforming to the stereotypical roles expected of them” (Women in Marquez’s