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Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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 Plot progression

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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  1. 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. 

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

  3. 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

  4. HAPPY DAY! • Take out your c/c materials and completed chart!

  5. For Instance: • Topic: Time as a Motif in LWFC and Chronicle • Topics of Comparison: • Chapters (Dif: Not Chronological vs linear in months) • Narrators (Sim: Both narrators retell events that have happened in the past) • Numbers (Dif: Chronicle time of day important, LWFC: time feels illusory).

  6. Some Points for Comparison • Structure • Narration • Plot Progression/Timeline • Style • Imagery • Symbolism • Motif • Metaphor/Simile • Themes • Gender Roles • Characterization • Cultural/Social Context

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

  8. 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 1st standard of comparison 2nd standard of comparison 3rd standard of comparison Conclusion

  9. 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 rigid family/social rules characterization of women characterization of men Conclusion

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

  11. 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 Chronicle of a Death Foretold examples Like Water for Chocolate examples Characterization of Men Chronicle of a Death Foretold examples Like Water for Chocolate examples Conclusion

  12. 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.

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

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

  15. 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

  16. Student Examples • Please review both essays (on your own) • With a partner discuss: • What is the thesis (may be more than 1 line) • What outline methods do each utilize? • What is the “so what?” of each essay? • Note: these are not perfect essays, by ANY means, but they are organized and they DO support a “so what”.

  17. Now and for HW • Select the BEST organization method for your topic! • OUTLINE YOUR ESSAY!!! FIND QUOTES WHEN POSSIBLE!!!! • TYPED Thorough outlines DUE next class after break! 12 pt font/Times New • Feel free to get started on your essay over break- highly encouraged

  18. 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?”

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