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. ...

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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. ... The honor system is satired in Chronicle of a Death Foretold because of the fact that the Vicario brothers immediately believed Angela Vicario's outrageous accusation of Santiago Nasar and killed their best friend Santiago with no proof of his guilt. ... The honor code is seen as out dated in Chronicle of a Death Foretold because an innocent man, Santiago Nasar, is killed for it. ... The legal system is also satirized in Chronicle of a Death Foreto...

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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. ... As a result, Chronicle of a Death Foretold is based upon a ...

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Santiago Nasar remains a mystery throughout much of the novel "Chronicle of A Death Foretold."" ... The narrator strongly implies that Santiago was innocent of the crime, and it does seem clear by Santiago's confused words right before his death that he had no idea what he was being killed for. ... Although it was never proven that Santiago Nasar raped Angela Vicario in the story "A Chronicle of a Death Foretold,"" I still think that he did rape her. ...

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