Theme Of Gender In Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

In the novella "Chronicle of a Death Foretold," written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, we see how the male and female depiction is used to reveal the concept of social standards in a Latin community, and we see what the barriers create, when we give one gender more entitlement than the other. Gender roles play a significant part to the death of Santiago Nasser. As society has it, males are superior to females, and thus causing more privilege and freedom to man and having restricted limits to women. When tables begin to turn it is a rise with power that women then have control of and manage to control their destiny put on by man. Society labels and characterizes females, to be obedient and quiet, they are represented like a sheep, just following commands, "I obeyed them blindly" (Angela). Women were also treated as 'lower class ', with neglecting, taken advantage, and settle with low expectations. The girls had been reared to get married. 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. Women are seen as prizes, they have value and once it 's been lost it …show more content…
Questioned by her brother Pedro, as to who complicated things (ch2) the roles switched when she was finally in controlled of her destiny then; she had the power to accuse anyone she wanted. Angela 's mother took to her grave what had happened with her and Angela when she was returned and Divina Flor, Victoria 's daughter confessed to receiving a letter warning of Santiago 's death; she never said a thing because deep down she wanted them to kill him. Twenty years later, Angela was in possession of her honor once more. She had bought a house and was absorbed and skilled at her embroidery