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Chronicle of a Death Foretold - The Death of Santiago

So the fact he didn't realizes them suggest a certain ignorance one that day.
             Another example is that " most agree that the weather was funereal- whereas Santiago " remarked to all of them in a casual way that it was a beautiful day-. There is the evidence of that Santiago interpretation of the weather was different then most agreed on but he remarked " in a casual way- signifying a certain degree of inattentiveness in Santiago.
             A third example that further emphasizes Santiago's ignorance is that " there were very few of us who didn't know that the Vicario twins were waiting for Santiago-. The idea that the majority of the town knows the plot of the Vicario twins and not Santiago himself, the victim, shows Santiago's own inattentiveness on that day.
             Another factor in this novel is honor, in this novel the fact of killing Santiago is supported by honor. One of these examples is when the twins saying that there are innocent "."Before God and before men" Pablo Vicario said "It was a matter of honor"-. The lack of regret and remorse from this statement demonstrates that family honor comes before everything else. This fact is even support by the priest who says they the are innocent " Perhaps before God-. The implications of a priest saying they are innocents suggest that honor is more important then God particularly the Ten Commandments.
             A third example of honor being upheld no matter the actions is when Clotilde Armenta said " It's to spare those poor boys from the horrible duty that's fallen on them- The fact the murder is describe as a duty rather then out of angry suggest that honor is an important thing that must be upheld and it is ones obligation to do so. Also the fact the duty is described as horrible implies that the act of killing him is bad, but, overall ones life is less important then ones family honor. .
             A fourth example of honor is Prudencia Cotes, who " didn't only agree [with the murder], I never would of married him if he hadn't done what a man should do-.


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