Chronicle of a Death Foretold P. 72-120

Summary:

Chapter 4-

Because the town's doctor wasn't available, the mayor ordered unexperienced people to do an autopsy on Santiago Nasar. It was done at a public school two assistants; a druggist and a first-year medical student. Santiago's wounds were far too major for them to actually save him, so they just removed many of his internal body parts, and buried him. After Santiago has been buried, his smell still lingers around. The narrator smelled like Santiago when he was over Maria's house and that's why she wouldn't sleep with him. The Vicario brothers also could smell Santiago in their jail cell, causing them to have three nights without sleeping. The entire Vicario family soon left the town, in shame. Pura wrapped Angela's face so that no one would see the abusive marks that she had left on her daughter's face. Their father, Poncio died shortly after the move to Manaure. After the Vicario brothers finished their time in jail; they both went separate ways. Prudencia Cotes eventually moved to Manaure to marry Pablo while Pedro reenlisted into the armed forces and was never heard of again. All of a sudden, the mayor recalled on Bayardo San Roman and decided to check up on him. They soon found him, in his house, lying on his bed, unconscious, almost dead with alcohol poisoning. Eventually, his family went to his house and brought him back to their home. Twenty-three years after Santiago's death, the narrator ran into Angela in a town called Guarija. He tried to ask her if it was really Santiago that took her virginity because Angela and Santiago weren't seen together, and she said yes, it was Santiago. The narrator also found out that ever since Bayardo brought Angela home, he's stuck in her mind forever. She then proceeded to write Bayardo letters continuously for seventeen years. Eventually, Bayardo came back into her life.

Chapter 5- 

After the death of Santiago Nasar, people couldn't stopped talking about it. Twelve days after the incident, the investigating magistrate decided to stop by. The only thing that sparked any interest to the magistrate is that there isn't any clue nor proof that Santiago Nasar took Angela Vicario's virginity (other than her telling his brothers that Santiago did.) The magistrate tried to ask her again as to whom took her virginity and still, she said that it was Santiago. The narrator believes that Santiago died without understanding his death. Cristo recalled walking with Santiago before he was killed; Since everyone knew that Santiago was going to be murdered, everyone couldn't help but stare at Santiago and Cristo as they was walking. No one stopped Santiago to warn him about his upcoming death except for Yamil Shaium. After he heard of the rumor that's been going around, he decided to stand outside of his shop so that when Santiago walks by, he could warn him. But instead, he told Cristo about the rumor while Santiago has left. After Cristo heard that the Vicario's brothers was planning to kill Santiago, he ran and tried to find Santiago! Cristo checked Santiago's home; nothing, he wasn't there. Next, he decided to run towards the dock to search for Santiago as soon as possible. He then ran into Colonel Lazaro Aponte and told him about the planned murder. But by the time Colonel left the club, the crime has already happened. Turns out, after Santiago left Cristo, he went to his fiance, Flora Miguel's house. But that didn't mattered, after he left Flora's house, that was when the Vicario's brothers spotted him and followed him. Clotilde wanted to help Santiago so she told to him to run because the Vicario's brothers was going to kill him! He ran all the way to the main door but it was closed. All that's left is for him to face the Vicario's brothers and let them stab him to death. After the Vicario's brothers left, Santiago's mother went to open the doors, only to see her son drenched in blood. He managed to walk around the house, one last time, and collapsed faced down in his kitchen.

Quote:

"Cristo Bedoya also remembered a strange attitude toward them. "They were looking at us as if we had our faces painted," he told me." (Marquez 102).

Reaction:

Everyone has had that one moment (or more) of having others view them as strange or odd. It could be how you dress, how you sound, or even how your hair looks; The list is just endless. When I read this line, I said to myself, "Hey, I can relate to how they felt :o." But aside the strange attitude that some might have towards you, I suggest you keep on walking and continue doing your thing :) I mean, Cristo and Santiago did, so can we..

Chronicle of a Death Foretold P. 3-71

Summary:

Chapter one-

The morning of when Santiago Nasar was going to be killed, he had a dream that he was going through a bunch of trees, feeling happy, then before he woke up from his dreams, he was spattered with bird poo. He woke up early that day to see the bishop. He even got dressed in his special occasion clothes, hoping to kiss the bishop's ring. Because of all the commotions going with the bishop's arrival, it woke up the narrator that happened to be lying on Maria Alejandrina Cervantes' lap. After Santiago got ready, he proceeded to stop by his mother's house to get some aspirin for his headache, and that was the last they both saw each other. While almost everyone in town is on their way to see the bishop, Pedro and Pablo Vicario are planning to kill Santiago. Finally, when the bishop arrived, he didn't even got off the boat to greet the citizens. When the narrator's sister named Margot saw Santiago, she invited him over for breakfast since he was still early in the morning. He then accepts her invite but he had to changed into his regular clothes so he must go home first. Almost everyone that was present at the dock knew that Santiago was going to be murdered but no one warned him. Margot then heard that Angela Vicario, who's wedding was yesterday, got returned to her parents' house because her husband found out that she wasn't a virgin anymore. She also found out that the Vicario's brothers are going to kill Santiago. Margot was the few ones that did NOT know that Santiago was going to be murdered. Another person is Margot's mother, Luisa Santiaga. After hearing what Margot have heard, she tried to warn Santiago's mother but it was too late. Santiago Nasar has been killed.

Chapter two-

When Bayardo San Roman, the man that returned his wife back to her parents' house, first arrived in Angela's town, he was around thirty years old, came from a wealthy family, and lastly, he needed someone to marry. Bayardo eventually "noticed" Angela Vicario because she was well-named, then they started seeing each other, and he wanted to marry her. Angela's family weren't rich as Bayardo's family and there's also some sort of tradition in Angela's family. The boys were supposed to grow up as working men while the girls are supposed to just grow up, get married, and learn how to do everyday chores. She didn't wanted to marry Bayardo at first because he didn't even tried to court her and plus, she didn't had much feelings for him to begin with but her family forced her to marry him. Their wedding was huge! It had tons of gifts, jewelries, dancing, bands, and so much more. The narrator had a fuzzy memory of what had happened that day but he did recalled some things; the bride and groom left the party earlier to go to their new house and when Santiago, Luis, Cristo, and himself went to drink at Maria's house along with the Vicario brothers. Before the wedding night has ended, Bayardo came back to Angela's parents' house to give their daughter back because she wasn't a virgin. Her mother was extremely angry that she was beating Angela to the point that Angela thought that she was going to die. Just as things aren't bad enough, her brothers came home, and demanded to tell them who took her virginity. She said, "Santiago Nasar."

Chapter three-

When the Vicario's brothers went on trial because they killed Santiago, they said that they would've done the killing again and again because it was the honorable thing to do for their sister and family name. So, let's rewind to when they planned to kill Santiago. Right after they found out that Santiago "stole" their sister's virginity, they took two knives and went to the market to have them sharpen. That was when people started to hear that they were going to kill Santiago. No one took them seriously because they both had such a good reputation and some thought that it was just drunk talking. But one person did took them seriously and went, reported to a policemen, and the policemen told his Colonel. When the Colonel saw the brothers, he took their knives, and just simply told them to go home but that didn't stopped them at all. The brothers went home, got two different knives, and have them sharpen again. The brothers decided to patiently waited at a milk store. Meanwhile Santiago, the narrator, and his brother was still partying until the narrator's brother invited them to get some breakfast. Santiago denied the invite because he had to get at least an hour's sleep before the bishop's arrival. He went home and that was the last time they had seen him. Everyone eventually went home, slept, and got awakened by the narrator's sister (the nun) screaming, "They've killed Santiago Nasar!"

Quote:

"He'd dreamed he was going through a grove of timber trees where a gentle drizzle was falling, and for an instant he was happy in his dream, but when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird sh*t" (Marquez 3).

Reaction:

I chose this quote because I find it extremely relatable to many people, if not everyone, including myself. There are just times that one can feel so happy but can, also feel like sh*t afterwards. Sometimes it's inevitable, sometimes it can be stopped. It just all depends on the person. I also really like how the author included nature because for me, nature is really beautiful. I closed my eyes and imagined myself, walking through a bunch of large, tall tree with a little drizzle of rain, and I felt relaxed and happy. Ultimately, reality returned, and like every other human beings, problems may occur that makes me feel like poo. But that's how life is and guess what? It's going to continue because it's a continuous cycle.