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Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

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Prior to the interactive orals, I had little information on Colombian culture and was unaware of the role it serves throughout Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Although I was aware of the ill treatment of women in Colombian communities, I was unaware of significant cultural values. The interactive oral I participated in spoke to important cultural context, defining the Colombian village in the novel as one that is not distinctly patriarchal yet has strong male dominance.
The novel largely surrounds the idea of machismo gender roles, which defines men as excessively masculine and controlling. Consider Prudencia Cortes, who states, “I never would have married him if he hadn’t done what a man should do” (62). This emphasizes how valued gender roles

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