Chronicle of a Death Foretold Based on the novel by Garcia Márquez Chronicle of a Death Foretold I would like to conclude that Marquez is a man very interested in how things go, in how the events leading up to a single moment all work together to form a final product. If I were to discuss the JFK assassination with him I would not be surprised if he was curious about the events in the President's life starting a week before the fatal event. He would like to know how he ended up in that situation. He would like to know what the motive was and how the killer got these feelings. Such an act could be justified if it were done in the name of honor. Marquez cares a lot about defending his honor. If Marques and I were at dinner, I imagine our food would arrive at this point. If someone started saying grace, I know they would have something to say about it. Ge has a very strange way of looking at religion. If his writings in any way reflect the way Márquez thinks, the reader will be able to learn a lot about him from this novel. The story begins with Marquez revealing the ending. A man named Santiago Nasar was killed. He tells us this because for Marquez this is not the most important event. Marquez is also quick to reveal who killed him. For Marquez the importance lies in how the whole thing came about. He wants the reader to understand how the relationship between the Bicario and Nasar boys developed. Márquez doesn't just say that the twins will kill Nasar because he took their daughter's virginity. Márquez shows how values ​​have a lot of meaning in the country and that the murder was an attempt to save the family's honor. This honor means a lot to Marquez. First of all the fact that his characters kill in his name shows that he is above even life. The city in which the story takes place reflects Márquez's feelings about his honor. After the murder has occurred, it is known who committed the crime. It's not really a question of guilt. The city knows that Bicario boys are huilty. Somehow they still have a good defense. The boys claim that they did these things to recover the honor that Nasar had stolen from them. This was seen as a good reason by the town, but it is clear that the boys still have to answer to God. Religion is not lost in this story at all, it seems to be set in a very religious town. However, religion seems to have lost much of its meaning. The arrival of the bishop is a clear example of this phenomenon. On a day when many citizens gather to see the bishop, with great excitement I might add, his appearance will be a great event. Upon his arrival he doesn't even set foot in the city. He simply passes by in a boat and waves his hand in the shape of a cross apparently to passivate onlookers. Even the bishop has lost focus on what religion is, or should be. He is there to make an appearance and nothing more. He doesn't say the word of God or anything like that, he just lets out a sigh with his hand over and over. In full, Marquez questions the company's motives. Perhaps he is saying that one should stop worshiping something simply because it is in front of him and put more faith in his beliefs. Stop putting so much emphasis on a single event and focus on the whole. After all, all individual events in our life will sooner or later lead to a single moment.