Details create a window into an author's work, allowing readers to grasp concepts that would otherwise remain unnoticed. Literary devices, including symbolism, using symbols to represent ideas, and ambiguity, obscurity of meaning, often portray undertones that are necessary for the reader's interpretation. The novels Chronicles of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind include many references to both symbolism and ambiguity to guide what messages and morals are portrayed. These authors also include vivid imagery, descriptive language, to specify details that are essential for eliciting emotional response from the reader.

Symbolism plays a substantial role in portraying the culture and time period of Chronicles of a Death Foretold. Opportunities for the reader to delve into the cultural context of 1950`s Columbia are made apparent within the first sentence of the novel. Magical realism, realistic fiction with mythical elements, brands South American literature immersing the reader in a new world regardless of their location and upbringing. The novel introduces the “protagonist” by …show more content…
Descriptive language and tone allows the author to ingrain cultural and vague meaning within a novel when other methods would not work. Chronicles of a Death Foretold relies heavily on symbolism to show the reader how society and religion affect the actions and decisions of characters in the novel. Perfume: Story of a Murderer focuses more on imagery through scent to set an undertone to the setting and discreetly imply the true nature of the protagonist. Despite different forms of including detail within both novels the authors effectively use their own individual tone and diction to show similar