In Gabriel Garcias, Chronicle of a decease foretold and Mariama Bas So long a missive, What I find most interesting is the usage of the literary devices such as Foreshadowing, remembrances, reminisces, subjects and symbols and other devices which I will subsequently on dissect in the essay. These linguistic communication features stirs the reader ‘s impulse to read more as they ponder on world and besides into the manner devices have been used, to convey out the rule of life and its minutes. Relatively, the two books take us on a drive of Anguish and astonishment. On these lines, I can hereby reference, the two books as somewhat of an eye-opener. These two books sum up the battle that happens in it. This struggle will hit us on for a proper read as we shall acquire to see adult male in struggle with adult male, adult male once more in struggle with nature and adult male in struggle with ego.

In Chronicle of a decease foretold, Symbolism in the “ white linen ” of Santiago has been intentionally used and it is supposed to be taken literally and besides as a representative of a higher, more complicated significance. It is a representation of his function as an offering. The white linen is a symbol of virtuousness which Santiago wears. It is a manner of beliing the mass that he ‘s non the perpetrator of Angela and this clearly reveals to us how the general populace are speedy to judge the named victim based on unsubstantial grounds. By utilizing Boding it provides gustatory sensations and hints of what transpires subsequently on in the book or in the forthcoming. Marquez uses this to unveil to us that, Santiago is really wrongly accused which put ‘s the reader on the same degree of understanding as his. He besides wants us to see the small town is run on societal regulations.

The pictural consciousness of the reader is more stimulated by the usage of imagination of the “ steamboat ” which is visually entailed to be old and have less splendor than it was twelvemonth ‘s ago. It ‘s intriguing how Marquez uses this to show that Christianity, a ritual inaugurated by the society is followed by no 1 because they did earlier. Religion is besides a topic of how insincere the society is. Religion comes in when the slaying circumstance is seen dealt with in tribunal. The writer interestingly has used apposition of the church and jurisprudence as entailed, “ the tribunal declared in good religion ” . This is really erroneous as the justness system should ne’er in any off have any links to faith or religion in this instance, in this manner, it ‘s supposed to govern in conformity to the logics and rights. Father Amador and besides the archbishop do non pay attending to Santiago Nasar ‘s slaying as they think it ‘s unimportant. Mistake is to human, forgiveness is godly, the expression goes. Not in this oculus for an oculus society! If that is how the church, a topographic point rescue is showed, so why would they non pay attending to what they have power on? Is it merely utter deficiency of facts?

Marquez has made usage of Religious allusions intriguingly. An illustration is when Marquez references, “ aˆ¦the apostolic lap of Maria Alejandrina Cervantes ” . This is regarded unruly in the eyes of church and faith as one piece. Religion being contrasted to prostitute is a complete contradiction and is absolute immoral. Irrationality comes to play when the work forces in this individuality driven society who claim to back this spiritual political orientation are the 1s profiting from Maria. How dry, that besides she may be deemed right to suit into the society with erectness as she ‘s non keeping back her trade. Marquez used the thought of harlotry to convey to illume the falseness of his delusory society. Santiago is faulted to hold allegedly tainted Angela Vicario before matrimony, though the work forces continually visit harlotry services. These cocottes are hyped as seen by the manner Maria Alejandrina Cervantes is portrayed as a ‘houri ‘ which is a Muslim word that means holy virgin.

The writer ‘s usage of euphemism emphasizes the haughtiness of the people in the society. The author uses them to seek and conceal what is apparent deceiving himself to believe that what he is making is non truly incorrect. Alternatively of merely stating slaying, the writer uses “ the brutal work of decease ” . Besides, prenuptial sex is devised as “ childhood accidents ” . The usage of euphemism shows how concealed the society is. They have spiritual regulations that reprove such incidences but so the writer tries to play with our consciousness by showing them to us as if they are something good to hear yet they are non!

On the other manus, in “ So long a missive ” , what I find challenging is the usage of remembrance and we besides see the topic of relationship right at the beginning of the book. Ramatoulaye writes a missive to her good friend Aissatou to resuscitate their ties after their “ long relationship ” which taught her that, “ confiding in others dispels pain. ” She thinks over her destroyed matrimony with Modou and the book connects the treachery she got from her hubby. Aissatou, who faced similar fortunes, is able to portion common feelings with her friend whose matrimony had been ruined due to polygamy. However, what matters is how both of them took the dare act non to take the topographic point of a submissive married woman. Ramatoulaye and Aissatou, despite their state of affairss, are victims of denial of traditional imposts which refute adult females equal base to that of work forces. They have endured agonies in this enormously male-controlled society.

Modou does n’t inform Ramatoulaye about his motivations to acquire married to another adult female. The Imam and his brother are the 1s who Modou send to describe to Ramatoulaye, that is, after he has wedded Binetou. What gutters most is his sudden ignorance of back uping his household and how he deserts them as he pays attending to Binetou. This action, which is authorized by Islam, is an infidelity of his married woman ‘s trust and an boisterous denial of their life together. Ramatoulaye feels desperation for Binetou as she perceives of how her young person has been destroyed. “ At the age of love and freedom from attention, this kid is dogged by unhappiness ” . This shows us a sorry tone of Binetou ‘s pick and how the decease of Modou has affected her. Ramatoulaye, herself says that “ I am overly sentimental. I was non at all pleased by this show on either side. In this, I feel the resentment of being rejected and being treated as a 2nd rate as Binetou takes privilege over their matrimony. This statement of being sentimental is merely a manner of playing down the letdown and disapprobation.

“ Was it lunacy, failing, resistless love? What inner confusion led Modou autumn to get married Binetou? ” The tone used here is of bitterness and confusion. The feeling of disloyalty stings her. She feels that she has served her hubby so dependably and deserves nil less, “ the add-on of a rival to my life was non plenty for himaˆ¦He risked to perpetrate such an act of renunciation. ” The rhetorical inquiry is passionate and entreaties to the readers to portion in her sentimental confusion. She besides recalls of how, ” Daouda Diengaˆ¦knew how to win Black Marias. ” She bears with her remembrances of sorrow at the loss of opportunity with Daouda. He was the household pick and affluent by the criterions of the times, but Ramatoulaye “ preferred the adult male in the ageless khaki suit ” , Modou. Dieng now is a symbol of unfaithfulness as the adult female feels the loss or shame of enduring mutely. “ I no longer contemn my female parent ‘s modesty refering { Modou } for a female parent can instinctively experience where her kid ‘s felicity lies. ” Ramatoulaye declinations holding non taken attentiveness of female parent ‘s advice-too good to be true as she found Modou to “ excessively fine-looking, toorefined, excessively perfect for a adult male ” likely signaling that excessively polished is excessively unsafe.

In the two books, “ So long a missive ” and “ Chronicle of a decease foretold ” , the usage of literary devices has helped me understand the in depth kernel of what the books are all about. These devices besides help the reader to acquire a gustatory sensation of what life in their societies are. In “ So long a missive ” , there ‘s been highlighted the unsimilarity in civilization to adult females and the unfairnesss that equality can convey to first married womans. On the other manus, in “ Chronicle of a decease foretold ” , I get to see how bad-mannered the society is. It ‘s a ‘mind your ain concern ‘ society and they do n’t care about the public assistance of another individual every bit long as they are in the safe. The two books have hence fascinated me owing to the writer ‘s presentation. They have managed to fulfill our self-importance. The books have changed the sentiment of me in such a manner that now, I can comprehend life in a different dimension.

( Garcia, 2007 )

( Ba, 1989 )