Chronicle

#4: Both quotes located on page 49 have a grand scale on meaning as it comes to show and prove to readers the expectations of the Colombian culture in a situation like this. They had, in fact, killed him openly but were innocent because it had been done with good intention and under and good cause. The town expected the Vicario brothers to have killed Santiago Nassar for dishonoring her family and the killing would have restored her family’s status and avenged them from the horrible actions bestowed upon them. The Vicario brothers even confirmed that they “would have done it again a thousand times over for the same reason.” (page 48)They had no desire to truly kill him, as stated in the second quote, as they had told everyone in town of their plan to kill Santiago yet, they had failed to have someone stop them from killing him. It was “an act of great dignity” (page 49)according to the town and Colombian culture. The Vicario twins knew the consequences of the murder yet had to abide by their family and continue with their actions even if they had no true desire of doing so. The town expected these actions and did nothing to stop them. This can be supported by the quote on page 50 “There had never been a death more foretold.”

#5: The beginning paragraph of chapter 5 is a very interesting and eye opening one. The first sentence “For years we couldn't talk about anything else.” shows the towns obsession with the murder of Santiago Nassar. Despite the many years that have passed, the murder is all they could think about because they each had a specific role they played in the murder. Most were not in action participants like the Vicario brothers but they all knew that Santiago was going to be killed yet didn't do a single thing about it. This reveals an interesting aspect of human nature as seen by the bystander effect. Even after all these years, the