Student Name: Taylor Pagel

Title of Work : Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Character
Choose a character or pair of
characters and what purpose
they serve in the work. Then,
describe how the author
achieves this purpose.
Theme
Choose a theme in work and
explain its significance to the
work as a whole. Then, describe
how the author conveys this
theme.
Plot
Choose an aspect of the plot
(point of view, conflict,
resolution, etc) and explain how
the author crafts the work as a
whole.
Global Issue
Identify and describe a global
issue that the author addresses in
the work. Then, list how the
author develops the global issue.

5-7 sentence ● Santiago Nasar is
explanation of ide ot killed and the victim of
hfencwiin the work. the Vicario brothers
after his name is said
when asked who took
Angela’s virginity
● He is somewhat of a
mystery throughout the
novel and is sometimes
portrayed as a good
man who gives back to
his community and
other times as a
predator on different
women
● He is implied to be
innocent by the
narrator throughout the
novel and displayed as
a martyr or a sacrifice
for the honor of
Angela
● The difference in gender
roles within society,
specifically Latin
American society
● Women are expected to
stay home and be a good
mother and an even
better wife
● Women’s sole purpose in
life is to have complete
servitude to her husband
and she is brought up not
being educated to have
her own career but to
give the best care
possible to her future
husband
● Men are expected to
uphold the ideals of
machismo and to defend
theirs and their family’s
honor to death
● The point of view of the
narrator makes the story
much more intimate and
allows readers to make
their own decision on
whether Santiago Nasar
was innocent or not
● The narrator was in the
town when the murder
occured and was friends
with the victim along
with being cousins with
the girl who got him
killed
● Attempts to tell the full
story and includes the
perspectives of many
different town people in
order to ensure that no
viewpoint is left out
● Honor is placed higher
above other values such
as love and compassion
● Honor is given too much
significance in society in
the novel as well
● Most of the characters
actions are a result of
trying to uphold their
honor
● The murder would never
have occurred if not for
the issue of honor
● Angela would not have
had to marry Bayardo if
not for having to uphold
her family’s honor
Author technique or ● He is compared to ● Imagery of women such ● Includes how the differnt ● Imagery of Santiago
strategies (bullet Jesus with the allusion as Angela being brought people felt about the Nasar’s fiance solely
points) of the crucification of up to be a perfect wife weather that day caring about her public
Jesus given that Jesus and stuck in their ● Includes the viewpoint of appearance and fearing
You may wish to died for the sins of all situation unable to Santiago Nasar’s mother public humiliation rather
consider: motifs, mankind and Santiago escape it along with more evil than worrying about her
symbols, character Nasar was killed as ● Idea of falconry with the characters such as the future husband’s planned
foils, narrative repentance of Angela’s man being in charge of Vicario brothers murder
technique, plot honor the women and the head ● Provides his own ● Angela having to marry
structure. ● The imagery of him of the household and the viewpoint on the topic at Bayardo to uphold her
sexually abusing women being the object hand family’s honor not
Divina Flora which that beckons to his call ● However, implies that because she cares about
contrasts with his ● Women are expected to Santiago Nasar was him in anyway
innocence be virgins but men are innocent in that Angela ● Religious authority
● His friendship with the not held to the same was attempting to protect figures excuse the murder
prostitute despite being expectation someone else and gave due to it being for the
engaged his name as a defence for honor and before God
that person