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    To Pray or Not to Pray: An exploration into the relationship between religion and isolation in The Stranger and Chronicle of a Death Foretold Religion is a major foundation for many cultures. It is present all over the world in many different shapes and forms. But all religions have one thing in common‚ communality. Naturally‚ with rituals such as congregation people of religion are brought together. This community worships together‚ but this relationship extends further than the confines of a

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    Death Foretold Sexism

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    women are still often discriminated against in the workplace‚ at school‚ and even at home. Women are usually classified as the weaker sex and are not always treated as equal as men. Sexism plays a major role in today’s society and in Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Her beauty in conjunction measured a woman’s worthiness as a wife with her ability to gracefully run all aspects of a household. A woman’s happiness in a marriage is not significant unless she is fortunate enough

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    thesis statement: In the novels Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh women are portrayed and play significant roles in the works of literature. Revised Thesis statement: In the novels Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh women’s roles are dictated by society’s expectations which influence their decisions and actions Topic sentence #1: In Chronicle of a Death Foretold Pre conceived notions of women

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s portrayal of a small‚ close knit Colombian town in his novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold contributes to the theme of community which sets up for Santiago Nasar’s murder. The setting takes place in a small‚ Colombian town during the 1950s. Colombia in the 1950s was undergoing prominent events that would have an everlasting affect in Colombia. With violence being such a heavy establishment in Colombia‚ violence contributes to the intensity of Santiago Nasar’s murder. The

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    "Any man will be happy with them because they’ve been raised to suffer" (Márquez 31). Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez occurs in Latin America during the 1950’s. This is the height of machismo‚ "a strong or exaggerated sense of traditional masculinity placing great value on physical courage‚ virility‚ domination of women‚ and aggressiveness" (machismo). The men in the novel‚ such as Pedro and Pablo Vicario‚ Santiago Nasar‚ and Bayardo San Román‚ are constantly reminded of the

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    Cultural Considerations

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    Cultural Considerations It is important when treating people from a different culture than your own to consider the differences between your own culture and theirs. Some cultures would find what you consider a normal behavior offensive or disrespectful. You should have a good idea of the differences in your culture compared to other cultures. You should also‚ respect the differences to avoid any miscommunication between you and the patients or even your coworkers. African Americans have a

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    Latin American societies are condemned to bloodletting by the precedents of violence and gross injustice that characterize their culture and their history.” – LeMoyne James‚ ‘Children of Cain’ 1991 Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s text depicts the cultural life and setting of Latin America. His inclusion of conventional values portrayed in the novel such as pride and honor influences specific characters such as Pedro and Pablo Vicario‚ two “boys who were raised up to be men.” His ability to interweave

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    Chronicle of a Death Foretold starts with the Narrator describing Santiago’s routine and demeanor on the Monday that the Vicario brothers killed him. The Vicario brothers want to kill him to restore their sister; Angela’s‚ lost honor. Angela’s honor is lost when her husband returns her for not being a virgin; she names Santiago Nasar as her perpetrator. On that Monday morning the Vicario brothers tell the entire town their intention to kill Santiago. Many of the people chalk it up to just talk‚ but

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    Criticism of Catholicism as morally stagnant and the use of Catholicism as a shield to rationalize immorality. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ Gabriel Garcia Marquez contrasts the vocal piety of the characters with the immorality of their actions in the small Colombian town of Sucre in 1951. Marquez uses metaphors and biblical allusions comparing Santiago Nasar to Jesus in order to illustrate the moral hypocrisy conflicting with the apparent self-righteousness of the Vicario twins and

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    Death Foretold Virginity

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    "Angela Vicario was the prettiest of the four‚ and my mother said that she had been born like the great queens of history‚ with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck" (Márquez 32). In the book Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ Santiago Nassar dies at the hand of twins‚ Pedro and Pablo‚ because he is blamed for taking Angela Vicario’s virginity. The book takes place in Columbia in the 1900’s‚ which is a time where rules for women are very strict. Angela Vicario lost her virginity before marriage

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