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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Chronicle of a Death Fortold, by Gabriel Marquez, is concerned with death in life and life in death. ... His death is so mingled with illusory images that everything seems mystified: much like death itself. The fact that the story is about how a death consumes the lives of the entire town as well as the victim, shows that it is concerned with death in life and asks us to evaluate our own views. ... It is perhaps because they fear if they do not keep their faith, they are putting in jeopardy their fate after death; this is the primary concern of all religions, life after death and fear of the u...

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The book Chronicle of a Death Foretold, written by Gabriel Marquez is an intriguing story about sex, murder and betrayal. ... Other villains, such as Angela Vicario and Victoria Guzman are equally responsible for the death of Santiago Nassar. ... The fact that she went through with the wedding resulted in the death of Santiago Nasar. ... If that is the case, then she is solely responsible for the death of Santiago Nasar, and is more of a villain then her brothers, those who actually committed the crime. ... Another person who is partly responsible for Santiago's death is Victoria Guzman. ...

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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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