writen assignment for IB chronicle of a death fortold
The Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez explores a story through Columbia, published in 1981. Colombia’s society revolved around family morals, cultural values and religious beliefs. The top priority in society was respecting the idea of ‘honor’, which Marquez displays as being immoral. The novella deals with themes based on religion, culture and sacrifice. One of the many interesting aspects in the novella is the usage of time. The title of the novella dictates to be a ‘chronicle’, yet Marquez clearly depicts the lack of synchronization of the events in each chapter. The use of time has been varied from chapter to chapter, but all together, time almost signifies deeper meaning that Marquez wants the readers to extract from the novella. Marquez uses time as a tool to emphasize the injustice of the honor killing in the novella.
To begin with, Marquez uses time in the first chapter to establish his writing style. The opening line, usually a line that must be so effective that it outlines the entire story and style, states “On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on” (Marquez, 1). Instantaneously, Marquez tells us exactly what is going to happen, which implies his style is quite direct and to the point. Furthermore, he makes a reference to time, which enhances the detail of the story and also serves as marker for event, supporting the statement that the novella is a chronicle. Thinking about the opening sentence, a question arises that contradicts the fact that this is a chronicle. If the novella starts when he is going to die, what happened before? If the following chapters mentioned past events, that would make it a flashback. The point that the novella is not really a chronicle, even when the title mentions it is a chronicle, creates an aspect of deception, which is supported by other events in the novel, such as the fact that Angela Vicario was
To begin with, Marquez uses time in the first chapter to establish his writing style. The opening line, usually a line that must be so effective that it outlines the entire story and style, states “On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on” (Marquez, 1). Instantaneously, Marquez tells us exactly what is going to happen, which implies his style is quite direct and to the point. Furthermore, he makes a reference to time, which enhances the detail of the story and also serves as marker for event, supporting the statement that the novella is a chronicle. Thinking about the opening sentence, a question arises that contradicts the fact that this is a chronicle. If the novella starts when he is going to die, what happened before? If the following chapters mentioned past events, that would make it a flashback. The point that the novella is not really a chronicle, even when the title mentions it is a chronicle, creates an aspect of deception, which is supported by other events in the novel, such as the fact that Angela Vicario was