Cesar Garcia Marquez s Chronicle Of A Death Foretold Essay

Cultural constructs in Colombia restrict the roles of Colombian women. Colombian women are expected to be housewives and serve their husband. They are considered less intelligent than men and their opinions are thought to be irrelevant when making economic decisions. Though some women have broken free from the stereotypes and expectations, many continue to be held to these standards, as seen in the negative portrayal of Colombian women in Gabriel Garcà ­a Mà ¡rquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Colombian women, who aspire to be independent and economically successful, suffer in relation to men who are thought of as the head of the household. Many Colombian women will continue to be dependent on men for economic stability, despite being capable of performing tasks other than household work because of Mà ¡rquez’s portrayal of Colombian women as intellectually inferior to men through degrading depictions as either servants or temptresses. Colombian women are shown as only being capable of performing domestic work. Men provide for their family, while women care for the house and obey their husband; women are not expected to participate in any other activity. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Mà ¡rquez writes, â€Å"The brothers were brought up to be men. The girls had been reared to get married. They knew how to do screen embroidery, sew by machine, weave bone lace, wash and iron, make artificial flowers and fancy candy, and write engagement announcements† (Mà ¡rquez 31). Women are taught