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Published: 21.05.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"Chronicles of a Death Foretold": Theme Paper', 1.
Extract

Honor is something that human beings have practiced throughout history. It can even be considered the oldest tradition. From the chivalrous knights who's honor code was their life, to the great samurai warriors of Japan that in order to save lost honor, they had to commit kamikaze, which was their way of suicide. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, two brother's, twins, are burdened with the tradition of honor. Their sister has claimed a man by the name of Santiago Nasar, took her virginity before marriage. …

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