English 4—Spring 2017—Paper #3—McFarland/Chabot --Chronicle of a Death Foretold

English 4—Spring 2017—Paper #3—McFarland/Chabot

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: naming the victim…

In our story the narrator writes, “For the immense majority of people there was only one victim: Bayardo San Ramon” (83). Marquez is very likely being ironic here. If Bayardo is not the only victim—or not a victim at all—who, then is? Here is what you will be doing:

Discuss the victimization of 2 characters in the novel.

1. What cultural or social forces led to the victimization? (You should discuss 2-3 concepts for each victim. Of course, it is PEOPLE who are DOING the victimizing, but lets start paras off with concepts, THEN bring in the people when you pull in support.) 

2. What are 2-3 things Marquez is trying to “teach” us by writing this story? He would probably say he has a lot of lessons to share…but you can concentrate on discussing a couple of them.

You will want to average 2 or so short quotes per paragraph of your paper. Please avoid using “headless quotes” in the paper. It is absolutely crucial that you integrate quotes.

You will want to bring in outside sources, including Erendira, in doing this paper. This movie has many of the same cultural forces in play that are in the novel. 

And it’s a good idea to start paragraphs with concepts—not with episodes from the story.  One way to make sure you start with concepts is to NOT name any names in your 3-4-5 sentences that set up the concept at the start of a paragraph.

Be sure to do the 3 para intro. Hook, Book, Cook. (for "Book" you should probably also do a summary of Erendira.

Draft day is on April 17 for the MONDAY class, 

The paper is due on April 24 for the MONDAY class.

Draft day is on April 19 for the WED class, 

The paper is due on April 26 for the WED class.

The page minimum is 6—Best of luck!!