Chronological order
What chapter is first chronologically
Chapter 2
How are the themes of shame and honor relevant to the plot
The Vicario brothers kill Santiago Nasar in order to restore honor to their family after Angela was returned in shame. The brothers actions make it clear they do not want to kill Santiago but fell they have to, like when they announce their plans to kill Santiago outwardly
who is the protagonist of the book
Santiago Nasar, a wealthy young well liked in town who is the child of a marriage of convenience”between Plácida Linero, a local woman, and Ibrahim Nasar, an Arab immigrant turned rancher.
What does the weather symbolize
It symbolizes the superstitious nature of the town. Each person's different description of the weather on the day of Santiago's death represent their different perspectives and opinions of Santiago
what is the main setting of the story
A small town/villiage home to an isolated community in Columbia around the 1950s
What chapter is second chronologically
Chapter 3
How does the book portray the themes of fate and free will
The books portrays Santiago's death as something decided by fate that couldn't have been prevented by anybody. Many of the characters fall victim to the bystander mentality. The book shows many cases where the characters could've done some to prevent his death bit fail to do so
who is the narrator and what is his relationship with the other characters
The narrator is an unnamed man who returns to the town decades after Santiago's death to try to reconstruct the events of Santiago's death. He was a friend of Santiago's and is familiar with many other characters in the story
what symbolic importance do the birds have
The birds seem to have a special connection with Santiago. He is often shown interacting with them. After he is murdered the birds are described as being "disoriented" and "flying in circles" displaying the confusion and chaos surrounding his death
what is the significance of Santiago's home
Santiago's house is the most expensive and luxurious house in the village displaying him and his family's wealth and status in the town
what chapter is third chronologically
Chapter 1
How does religion play role in the book
Religion plays a major role in the book influencing character's decisions and motivations. Their beliefs shape the way the characters progress the story. The Bishops arrival to bless the marriage and the preparations made for his visit are a big part of the story
Who is Bayardo San Roman and what is his role in the story
Bayardo San Roman is a wealthy man who is a foreigner to the town who marries Angela Vicario and later returns her to her family in shame after finding out she not a virgin, being the catalyst for Santiago's death
What does Santiago's dream in the first chapter symbolism
In this dream he sees a beautiful grove of trees that shine like silver. this is important because the dream can be interpreted as a kind of premonition that Santiago fails to use to save his own life.
Where does Bayardo see Angela for the first time starting the series of events that would lead to Santiago's death
The first time he sees her Angela is in the town square dressed in clothes of mourning along side her mother.The next time he sees her is at a charity event where he buys all the raffel tickets to win a music box for Angela
what chapter is 4th chronologically
Chapter 4
how does the book deal with themes of truth versus memory
In the book we get multiple perspectives and retellings of Santiago's death everyone has different memories of what happened and all believe different things to be true even the narrator struggles to with his own memory and what he believes to be true.
Who is Coltilde Armenta
Coltilde Armenta is a middle aged woman that owns a milk shop in the small town. She is one of the few characters that actually tried to warn Santiago and others but her warning go unheeded and lead to his death.
what does the Bishop and his arrival symbolize
They symbolize the corruption and toxicity that is the result of the great importance the town places on religion. The bishop is displayed as being distant and unapproachable. It shows that the bishop way store concerned with himself than his followers and the preparations for his arrival breed hostility among the towns people as they compete to impress him
What importance does the church setting have in the story
The church is an important place to the community as the whole town is deeply religious. The enitre town gathers there to prepare for the bishops arrival. The church is both comforting and oppressive because it provides moral guidance but also holds oppressive patriarchal values
What chapter is last chronologically
Chapter 7
how does the theme betrayal play into the story of a chronicle of a death Foretold
In the story leading up to and during Santigao's death nearly everyone betrays him either by accident or out of ignorance. Angela betrayed him wither her false accusation and his own mother betrayed him when she accidentally locked him out of the house condemning him to death
Who is Colonel Lazaro Aponte and what does he do on the day of Santiago's death
He is a minor character. He is the commander of the local military garrison and keeps order in the town. On the day of Santiago's murder he was informed but instead of taking action he wasted the day drinking and playing dominoes
What does the smell that permeates the town after Santiago's death symbolize
It is described as being the smell of death. The smell serves as a reminder of the atrocity that occurred and is a physical sensation that is the result of the lingering guilt the town feels having been complacent in his death
The river is where Santiago Nasar's body is found after he was killed by the Vicario brothers. It is also where the brothers washed the knives they killed him with.