The Role Of Society In Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

Society’s expectations are a crucial aspect of the remorseless entity that dominates and govern one’s life. Society owns the ability to not only influences one’s behaviors and roles, but also utilize its authority to corrupt one’s morals and identity. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, society plays an essential role in the vicious murder of Santiago Nasar. Society’s culpability in the murder reveals the ambiguity of the town towards each other (and their roles) and the selfish tendencies that rise among them.
As humans, the tendency to defer to a leader is the norm; however, the existence of a natural leader among Santiago’s town tends to be uncommon, which leads the town to adhere to society and its expectations.