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Chronicles Of A Death Foretold Analysis

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The representation of women and gender opposition in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicles of a Death Foretold, provides an understanding of how the female gender are treated differently form the male gender as well as children in Latin America during the 1950s. Also, there are varied ways in which patriarchy gets constituted, constructed and re-invented in the Latin American context. In a patriarchal society, this mainly implies that males will lead better lives and are given all the authority, also known as Machismo, whereas females are controlled by the cult of virginity, and were portrayed as weak and impotent. Marquez’s women characters in the novel reflects the extent of his characterization which reveals the diversity of women’s resistance to this oppressive subjugation. Women are generally portrayed as unnecessary beings whose existence is purely for materialistic purposes and to satisfy men’s desires. Through the character Bayado, it’s simply a matter of ‘conquest’ of the women he chooses. Angela Vicario becomes his object of sexual desire. Most Latin American families want their daughters to marry a wealthy man. His social class and wealth is what allowed him this privilege. The women in the novel are too afraid of speaking out loud and are supposed to take instruction without questioning anyone. It is made clear in the beginning of the novel how Angela Vicario felt towards Bayado. “It was Angela Vicario who didn’t want to marry him. “He seemed too much of a man for

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