The author Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses satire throughout many of his novels and short stories. Two examples of his use of satire are in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold as well as the short story Monteil's Widow. ... Gabriel Garcia Marquez satirizes the code of honor that existed in early twentieth century Columbia. ... The honor code is seen as out dated in Chronicle of a Death Foretold because an innocent man, Santiago Nasar, is killed for it. ... Religion is made fun of in the portrayal of all religious figures in Chronicle of a Death Foretold, as well as the fact that Sant...

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The same remains true in both Anna Karenina and Chronicle of a Death Foretold where the use of cloth may not seem significant on the outer levels, but upon further analysis it allows the reader to dive into the cultural systems of which the authors write about. ... As a result of this, Russian society, in all its aspects, was distorted to the extent that what was once accepted as normal was not and what was not accepted as normal was now normal; however, this is not the case in the time context of Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote this novel in the context of the 1...

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In the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez exemplifies a sympathetic mood towards Santiago by portraying him as a Christ like figure, however, he writes about the town having a negative viewpoint associated with him, helping to question the murder and whether he was wrongfully killed. ... The morning of his death, he is supposed to have breakfast with Margot, the narrators sister. ... Then on page 5 Marquez describes Santiago's outfit, "a shirt and pants of white linen. ... During the autopsy and murder scenes, Marquez use Santiago's injuries ...

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