Gender Roles In Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
Andreas Toumazou 16/4/08
English IB Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Discuss the Gender Relations in the Novel.
How are Men and Women Treated Differently?
Does this Different Treatment Affect the Novel’s Development?
In this novel men and women are treated very differently. Men are portrayed reigning over women in the time and place the novel is set. Male dominance also gives us an idea of where and when the story takes place. We find out that the story that the story takes place somewhere tropical in the Caribbean at sometime near the 1950s. The men in Chronicle of a Death Foretold are more or less shown as people who enjoy social freedoms and also as people who have, as the narrator states, “Urges that are sexual.” In the specific society of the novel, the men …show more content…
Women were supposed to be, “Good girls,” and get married someday. They were supposed to stay virgins until their wedding night. However, men have duties that women do not. The boys were raised to be the, “Men,” of the house when their father died and bore a great deal of responsibility. The type of men in this book would have to be described as leaders, strong, and responsible. The men would also have to protect their family’s honor, because in those days, honor was more important than anything. The women in this book however had very different roles. They were not expected to be solders or defenders of honor but they were obligated to be the perfect house wife. They were also treated very differently when it when it came to paid work. The men would work and put the meat on the table while the women would stay home and be housewives. Some examples of this is when Santiago takes over his father’s ranch instead of his mother, also when Christo Beydoa becomes a doctor, and when the narrator becomes a lawyer. We see no women ever having a good money making profession in this
English IB Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Discuss the Gender Relations in the Novel.
How are Men and Women Treated Differently?
Does this Different Treatment Affect the Novel’s Development?
In this novel men and women are treated very differently. Men are portrayed reigning over women in the time and place the novel is set. Male dominance also gives us an idea of where and when the story takes place. We find out that the story that the story takes place somewhere tropical in the Caribbean at sometime near the 1950s. The men in Chronicle of a Death Foretold are more or less shown as people who enjoy social freedoms and also as people who have, as the narrator states, “Urges that are sexual.” In the specific society of the novel, the men …show more content…
Women were supposed to be, “Good girls,” and get married someday. They were supposed to stay virgins until their wedding night. However, men have duties that women do not. The boys were raised to be the, “Men,” of the house when their father died and bore a great deal of responsibility. The type of men in this book would have to be described as leaders, strong, and responsible. The men would also have to protect their family’s honor, because in those days, honor was more important than anything. The women in this book however had very different roles. They were not expected to be solders or defenders of honor but they were obligated to be the perfect house wife. They were also treated very differently when it when it came to paid work. The men would work and put the meat on the table while the women would stay home and be housewives. Some examples of this is when Santiago takes over his father’s ranch instead of his mother, also when Christo Beydoa becomes a doctor, and when the narrator becomes a lawyer. We see no women ever having a good money making profession in this