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Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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ALL REFERENCES ARE FROM CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD BY GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ, PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN BOOKS LONDON IN 1996. ALL PAGE NUMBERS REFER TO THE COMMENTARY COVER SHEET. This passage from Marquez' Chronicle of a Death Foretold displays numerous elements that through careful analysis, can reveal the society in which the characters live and throw some light on the character of the puzzling Santiago Nasar. The extract is taken from the first few pages of the chronicle. It presents the first instance in which the reader is exposed to Santiago Nasar's darker side, and gives a number of accounts of the series of events preceding his unlucky demise. This passage reflects effectively the society in which these characters live. The hypocritical nature of religious institutions in the town is immediately introduced with the comparison of the 'church pomp' (l1) surrounding the bishop's visit, to the 'movies' (l3). Santiago's mother demonstrates...
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