Chronicle of a Death Foretold Girl with a

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Girl with a Flute by Johannes Vermeer 7 7/8 inches x 7 inches

The Human Brain: approximately 3 lbs. approximately 5. 5” wide, 3. 6” high, 6. 5’ long

This is a “writer’s novel. ” As you read, use two sets of eyes: read for plot observe how Gabriel Garcia Marquez crafts the story

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Photograph by Katherine Riley, inspired by Chronicle of a Death Foretold

How is CDF analogous to a detective novel? • • • a collection of episodes a collection of viewpoints a piecing together jumbled chronology must determine who is reliable and who isn’t • MARQUEZ SLOWLY UNPACKS THE STORY; • WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THIS STRUCTURE?

The main event of the story is dramatic, but… …the narrator’s tone is neutral / journalistic.

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Student Choice Discussion Topics Anyone confused ? ? ? Got QUESTIONS ? ? • • • the elasticity of time the POV; the narrator bystander effect what is the climax? did Angela tell the truth? Cultural mores: – – Gender expectations Honor code The role of class and race Tradition • why doesn’t anyone warn Santiago? ?

BYSTANDER EFFECT

elasticity of time Chronicle of a Death Foretold is told in a non-linear fashion, moving freely from past to present and back again. In Slaughterhouse Five, Billy Pilgrim becomes “unstuck in time. ” He travels between periods of his life, unable to control which period he lands in. • The non-chronological time telling of a tale; when a writer moves plot and characters around in time; past, present, and future. • Think Einstein’s theory of relativity – the claim that space and time are elastic and can be warped and stretched like taffy.

MAGICAL REALISM

characteristics • a rational view of reality with an acceptance for the supernatural • real but with fictitious, mythical, dreamlike or primitive elements ; symbols abound! • may involve dreams, visions, angels, demons, time may be skewed; people may not be what they seem or act as they should • “tension of opposites”

The Persistence of Memory Salvador Dali

Dream by Henri Rousseau

Timed Writing Essay – Question #3 CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD

theme / meaning • • Ritual Honor Denial Revenge Gender Class Violence • • Responsibility Fate Family Gossip Machismo Vengeance Pride Conflict • Redemption • Regret • Betrayal • Assumptions • Memory • Shame • Reputation • Duty • Religion

theme / meaning • • Ritual Honor Denial Revenge Gender Class Violence • • Responsibility Fate Family Gossip Machismo Vengeance Pride Conflict • Redemption • Regret • Betrayal • Assumptions • Memory • Shame • Reputation • Duty • Religion Write thematic statements for three of the above on word themes. You must use “betrayal” and “honor”; then select one more of your own choosing.

MEMORY BETRAYAL VIOLENCE

If you like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, you might also enjoy…. Ben Okri (Niger) Isabel Allende (Chile) Syl Cheney-Coker (Sierra Leone) Kojo Laing (Ghana) Allejo Carpentier (Cuba) Toni Morrison (USA) Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)

Individual Writing: Pre-Discussion (this will go in your Study Log) • Your personal reaction to the novella, thus far. • 3 things that you think merit group discussion. • Locate an except to read aloud. Write it down, MLA style. • Look at the list of themes/meaning in your PPT notes; highlight 3 -5 that seem most prevalent to you at this point in

Individual Writing: Pre-Discussion (this will go in your Study Log) • Your personal reaction to the entire novella. • 3 things you think merit group discussion. • Locate an except to read aloud. Write it down, MLA style. • Look at the list of themes/meaning in your PPT notes; highlight 3 -5 that seem most significant to the novella as a whole.

The Metamorphosis • Franz Kafka expresses his views on the importance of life in his novel The Metamorphosis by illuminating the idea that a person has no value once he is unable to contribute to the greater whole. • The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a story about alienation and how it can negatively effect the human psyche.

Something to consider…. To what extent can we know the truth about the past?