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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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.

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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  1. Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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

  3. The Human Brain: approximately 3 lbs.approximately 5.5” wide, 3.6” high, 6.5’ long

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

  5. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

  7. 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?

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

  9. Next slides are for later…

  10. Chronicle of a Death Foretold

  11. Student Choice Discussion Topics • 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?? Anyone confused ??? Got QUESTIONS ??

  12. BYSTANDER EFFECT

  13. elasticity of time • 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. 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.

  14. MAGICAL REALISM

  15. 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”

  16. The Persistence of MemorySalvador Dali

  17. Dream by Henri Rousseau

  18. Timed Writing Essay – Question #3 Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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

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

  21. MEMORYBETRAYALVIOLENCE

  22. 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)

  23. 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 your reading.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

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

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