Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Today: Discussion of themes in Chronicle… Points of comparison Your compare/contrast topics Outline assignment On your desk: all your materials for Compare/Contrast AND your book. 

Chronicle… Structure Style Message- Themes! Plot progression Timeline Chapters Style Magical Realism Use of figurative language Narration/Voice Characterization Message- Themes!

Themes in Chronicle… & Like Water for Chocolate Personal freedom (& lack of…), Fate, Predestination vs. Free will Contradictions, ambiguity, deception, memory, unreliability, illusion, secrecy Cultural traditions, moral & social order, honor, social pressures Violence and Brutality Gender Roles as prescribed by society (female or male) Religion and spirituality

In pairs Find someone who has a similar topic as you. Work together to complete the chart. Use your resources. You will use this page to create your outline, for homework and on Wednesday Include page numbers for supporting passages, when possible.

Structuring your Essay/Outline 1. Whole-to-Whole/Block 2. Point by point 3. Similarities to Differences Both authors address the theme of limited personal freedom, but they do it in different ways. FYI: (WEAK THESIS)

Structuring your Essay/Outline 1. “Whole-to-Whole”/”Block”/”Subject-to-Subject” Intro Literary Work #1 1st standard of comparison 2nd standard of comparison 3rd standard of comparison Literary Work #2 Conclusion

Structuring your Essay/Outline 1. “Whole-to-Whole”/”Block”/”Subject-to-Subject” Intro Like Water for Chocolate rigid family/social rules characterization of women characterization of men Chronicle of a Death Foretold Conclusion

Structuring your Essay/Outline 2. “Point-by-point” Intro 1st Standard of Comparison Literary Work #1 Literary Work #2 2nd Standard of Comparison 3rd Standard of comparison Conclusion

Structuring your Essay/Outline 2. “Point-by-point” Intro Rigid Family/Social Rules Chronicle of a Death Foretold examples Like Water for Chocolate examples Characterization of Women Characterization of Men Conclusion

Both authors address the theme of limited personal freedom, but they do it in different ways. Points of comparison: 1. Both are set within restrictive family and social settings. Example from Chronicle Example from LWFC 2. Both portray female characters who are forced into situations against their will. Tita/Angela- arranged marriages 3. GGM includes male characters who are forced into situations against their will, while Esquivel keeps the focus on female characters. Pedro & Pablo Vicario, Santiago Nasar Tita, Rosaura, Mama Elena, Nacha, etc.

So what???? What has this comparison showed us about the ways in which personal freedom can be affected by one’s environment?

Essays focusing on a theme Both authors address __________ , but they do it in different ways. Points of comparison: Both have _______ Both do _________ But one does ___________ and the other does _________________. Then, “So what?”

Structuring your Essay/Outline “Similarities to Differences” Intro All the similarities All the differences Conclusion

Structuring your Essay/Outline “Similarities to Differences” Intro LWFC & Chronicle both have limiting family duties and social norms. Female characters are portrayed similarly. Etc. LWFC & Chronicle differ in that, in Chronicle, the main characters are men, not women, and the men also suffer from limiting social pressures….. Conclusion

Structure Chronicle… Non-linear plot Like Water… Non-linear plot (past, present & future woven together) Semi-chronological over course of book Starts with 1st person Follows Tita through 3rd person Recipes Chapters- months, but not consecutive in a year. Chronicle… Non-linear plot Warped timeline (not chronological) 1st person narration Omniscient point of view Chapter breaks- 5 times through the story

Style- Figurative Language Imagery Chronicle: ghostly, surreal, dreamlike LWFC: food-related, sensual (all senses), temperature (hot/cold)

Homework Finish reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold Complete Grid for Compare-Contrast Essay/Begin Outline. Follow guidelines in C/C handout. DUE at the end of NEXT CLASS: Please type if possible. Reminder: bring both texts to class until we complete the essay process.