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Research Latin American values to support understanding of "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"

Assignment

In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of murder based on Latin American cultural values. The events are based on a true story and reflect the very real values held by the people that the story depicts. Some of the values are Latin American. Some are rooted in Christianity, and some are rooted in patriarchy. 

Your job is to research these values using the resources on this LibGuide in order to better understand the context of the novella.  

Create an ANNOTATED bibliography with at least THREE ENTRIES that will help us better understand the historical and cultural influences on the writer and the novella.

Keyword Suggestions

  • "honor killing"
  • "honour killing"
  • machismo
  • Columbia
  • "Latin America"
  • "sexual infidelity"
  • machos
  • gender
  • "gender roles"
  • "code of honor"
  • values
  • virginity
  • "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"

Databases

JSTOR - Wikipedia         

Literature Resource Center Web image      Religion and Philosophy Collection Web image

Biography In Context Web image

Websites

Google Scholar - Search Google Scholar for journal articles ; make sure the articles have full-text accessibility

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez | Goodreads

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