Chronicle Of A Death Foretold Essay
English A: Literature Written Assignment
Topic: Significance of honor portrayed by Marquez in his novella- Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Candidate name: Deep Kotadia
Session No: 003768-0003
Subject: English A: Literature
Level: Standard
Word counts
Reflective Statement: 399 words
Essay: 1483 words
IB English A: Literature
Part 1
Reflective Statement
Name: Deep Kotadia
Level: SL
Work Studied: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Date: 22/03/2013
Question: How has the cultural and contextual understanding of the text developed through the interactive oral? In our interactive oral we discussed a number of topics including Marquez’s reason for writing ‘Chronicle of a Death foretold’ …show more content…
By laying utmost importance upon honor as a key belief of the Colombians, Marquez effectively uses the cultural beliefs surrounding honor to shed light on the shocking 1real-life incident which took place with one of his very close friends during that time period in the same setting i.e. Colombia. Marquez found this belief so strong in the Colombian society, that he has portrayed it in almost all the chapters through the use of a shadowy narrator, making honor the central theme of the novella. The significance of this belief can be seen not only from a cultural viewpoint, but also from political, philosophical, religious and psychological perspectives. The importance and emphasis upon honor and its surrounding pillars is to such an extent that it becomes the main driving force of the plot and to the eventual murder of Santiago Nasar, the central character, who in the real world represents Marquez’s friend with whom the incident of honor killing took
Topic: Significance of honor portrayed by Marquez in his novella- Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Candidate name: Deep Kotadia
Session No: 003768-0003
Subject: English A: Literature
Level: Standard
Word counts
Reflective Statement: 399 words
Essay: 1483 words
IB English A: Literature
Part 1
Reflective Statement
Name: Deep Kotadia
Level: SL
Work Studied: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Date: 22/03/2013
Question: How has the cultural and contextual understanding of the text developed through the interactive oral? In our interactive oral we discussed a number of topics including Marquez’s reason for writing ‘Chronicle of a Death foretold’ …show more content…
By laying utmost importance upon honor as a key belief of the Colombians, Marquez effectively uses the cultural beliefs surrounding honor to shed light on the shocking 1real-life incident which took place with one of his very close friends during that time period in the same setting i.e. Colombia. Marquez found this belief so strong in the Colombian society, that he has portrayed it in almost all the chapters through the use of a shadowy narrator, making honor the central theme of the novella. The significance of this belief can be seen not only from a cultural viewpoint, but also from political, philosophical, religious and psychological perspectives. The importance and emphasis upon honor and its surrounding pillars is to such an extent that it becomes the main driving force of the plot and to the eventual murder of Santiago Nasar, the central character, who in the real world represents Marquez’s friend with whom the incident of honor killing took