English IA
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Reflective Statement
How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral?
I believe that I have gained a considerable amount of more knowledge and understanding about the cultural and contextual consideration of the work after completing the interactive oral. Before starting I had several questions such as ‘Why did the community not try and prevent the death of Santiago Nasar?’ I now feel I can write a sensible answer to this question and tackle other questions I did not fully understand. I believe the community at first appear to be a normal society with their own label in life, for example a job title, however I now feel that these labels are simply a mask for something greater and the whole community is living in hypocrisy.
When the brutal death of Santiago Nasar occurs, the community does nothing about it, but simply watch. This seemed particularly odd to me as for a compact, ‘gossiping’ society, I thought the support would be given. This reveals the realities of life and that people are selfish and inconsiderate. Thus making the community appear a ‘tribe of monsters’ who in the end are all to blame for the death of Santiago.
Another aspect I thought was interesting and broadened my knowledge of the cultural and contextual issues was the ‘broken mirror’ idea whereby the death of Santiago Nasar and trying to unravel the truth is like a broken mirror. The broken mirror effect is also explored when the community does not do anything to stop the murder, making them look like a very dysfunctional community. The broken mirror idea is explored towards the beginning of the novella, foreshadowing the future events and the outcome for Santiago Nasar. Although the discussion was helpful, I now have different questions that are unanswered, for example ‘Did the Vicario Brother’s really kill Santiago Nasar to regain family honour and ‘Is
How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral?
I believe that I have gained a considerable amount of more knowledge and understanding about the cultural and contextual consideration of the work after completing the interactive oral. Before starting I had several questions such as ‘Why did the community not try and prevent the death of Santiago Nasar?’ I now feel I can write a sensible answer to this question and tackle other questions I did not fully understand. I believe the community at first appear to be a normal society with their own label in life, for example a job title, however I now feel that these labels are simply a mask for something greater and the whole community is living in hypocrisy.
When the brutal death of Santiago Nasar occurs, the community does nothing about it, but simply watch. This seemed particularly odd to me as for a compact, ‘gossiping’ society, I thought the support would be given. This reveals the realities of life and that people are selfish and inconsiderate. Thus making the community appear a ‘tribe of monsters’ who in the end are all to blame for the death of Santiago.
Another aspect I thought was interesting and broadened my knowledge of the cultural and contextual issues was the ‘broken mirror’ idea whereby the death of Santiago Nasar and trying to unravel the truth is like a broken mirror. The broken mirror effect is also explored when the community does not do anything to stop the murder, making them look like a very dysfunctional community. The broken mirror idea is explored towards the beginning of the novella, foreshadowing the future events and the outcome for Santiago Nasar. Although the discussion was helpful, I now have different questions that are unanswered, for example ‘Did the Vicario Brother’s really kill Santiago Nasar to regain family honour and ‘Is
Bibliography: Gabriel García Márquez, 2007. Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Translated from Spanish by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. London: Penguin.