¶ … society in which Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman lived? Use specific examples from the book to illustrate your points.
The society in which Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman lived can best be described as a small Latin American community with traditional values. Everyone in the town knows each other by name, and knows each others' business. It is also a relatively stratified society with a coded social hierarchy. One's position in society is determined by gender and class, as well as family name.
For example, the plot is driven by the story of Bayardo San Roman coming to the town in order to find a bride. This represents the patriarchal culture in which both the protagonists live. Furthermore, the fact that Angela's family was poorer than Bayardos also reveals the importance of social class. Everyone ends up knowing the personal business of the couple, including intimate details such as whether Angela Vicaro was a virgin upon her marriage.
What were the rights and duties of women in this society? Please use at least three quotes from the book to illustrate (cite page numbers) your answer.
The rights and duties of women in this society are much different from the rights and duties of men. This is a patriarchal society, with strict gender roles and norms that restrict women to the domestic sphere, especially the sphere of the bedroom. For instance, Bayardo expects to marry a virginal woman, but the woman has no such expectation in return. This...
"Bayardo San Roman, the man who had given back his bride" is one who views a wife as a piece of property (25). She is something he can take, and then "give back."
Then, on page 34, we learn that Angela Vicaro "didn't want to marry him" but had no choice in the matter. On the other hand, "Bayardo San Roman was going to marry whomever he chose." Clearly, the man has a right to choose his own destiny but the woman has no such right. It is the duty of the man to keep a wife as a helper and domestic servant. The duty of the woman, on the other hand, is to remain chaste so that the man's honor will be preserved. Nowhere is the extent of sexism clearer than in the fact that women have no worth except for their value to men. In one line it states that brothers, in their world, "were brought up to be men," whereas "the girls were brought up to be married," (p. 31).
3- According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, machismo is defined as a "strong sense of masculine pride." Name at least two characters who showed signs of machismo. Please use specific examples from the book to illustrate your response.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is largely about the theme of machismo or extreme masculinity characterized by stereotypical traits like dominance and abuse of power. Machismo is socialized and becomes normative in societies like the one depicted by Marquez in Chronicle. The character that most…
