Analysis of Cultural Flaw in Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Analysis of Cultural Flaw in Chronicle of a Death Foretold Humanity has built grand and wondrous cultures and societies, for the better of mankind people have devoted themselves to a functional structured society. But have these creations become merely fabrications that hinder one’s true beliefs? Throughout the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, author Gabriel Garcia Marquez gives insight into Colombian society. As the story of a murder unravels Marquez projects the themes of honor and fate cautiously, using the towns hesitation to prevent Santiagos murder despite foretold warnings to portray how they flaw Columbian culture. By doing so Marquez effectively creates a fictional situation that highlights how the deeply rooted†¦show more content†¦Despite this immense pressure the twins at one point actually do try to find â€Å"just the right person to stop the crime without bringing any shame upon them.† (102) The twins may come off as determined and cold blooded but Marquez makes his readers aware that behind the fron t of ruthlessness and machismo these two know just as well as anyone that this murder is not about Santiago, or their personal vendetta, but in fear of judgment. Honor may have hindered the characters to stop the murder but even after the murder another theme seems to torture the characters. Fate plays a large role as a theme within Chronicle of a Death Foretold as Marquez toys with the idea of destiny and the plot is tossed between random occurrence and the idea of inescapable fate. Marquez seems to infect the whole town with distress and confusion as they try to understand how such an event could have happened, despite all the forewarning and ways of prevention. The town falls into a â€Å"common anxiety [as they try to] give order to the chain of many chance events that made absurdity possible† (96). Marquez creates for his readers a situation where the whole town knew that the twins were going to murder Santiago, making it so widely known, in fact, that the people thought it impossible not to be prevented. But despite all odds, and all the attempts of prevention, it is carried out, leaving the