The sparagmos imagery of death of the young couple corrupts the motif of their ideal marriage. ... In an earlier passage, Antigone cries to the people of Thebes, "denied my part in the wedding songs/ [ ] I go to wed the lord of the dark waters" (lines 906-908). ... The sparagmos imagery of the young couple's death, further exemplifies the tone of pathos within the passage. ... The messenger describes the final image of the young couple's death in the line, "body enfolding body" (line 1369). This last illustration of the young couple embracing in their death conveys the poignant ma...

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Santiago Nasar, arguably the victim of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, is a wealthy twenty-one year old man who can afford to wear whatever he likes. ... While reading the beginning of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, it is easy to picture Santiago as an innocent vulnerable dove, one completely unaware of what surrounds him. ... Dona Gloria is known for only wearing her "eternal dark dress and black shawl- after being widowed. The color black shows that she has little hope left in her world after the death of her husband. ... Most characters in Dom Casmurro and Chronicle of a Death Foretold wear ...

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It is so much easier dating someone who is African-American because whether you're a light-skin or dark-skin African-American, you still get the same treatment from everyone else who are against interracial relationships. ... Dealing with her boyfriend's family wasn't easy after his death and they wanted nothing to do with her or the baby. ... Its crazy because some of them were dark-skinned, they didn't want us there just because I'm African American.... The women says, "I'm pretty dark-complected. ...

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Following on from this, we then see Frau Brechenmacher banished to the dark, while the husband basks in the warm and light of the kitchen to get dressed, a visual indication of their relative importance, echoing sun/moon imagery. ... The implication is that marriage is a ritual death for women, and likens the "eating of the bride" to the consummation of marriage in which man is the devourer and consumer (Moran 118) This theme is repeated later on in the story, as Herr Brechenmacher eats the meat that his wife offers up to him. ...

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