This is seen through the characters the bishop and father Amador, the religious leaders, and Colonel Lázaro Aponte, the mayor The negative influence that these authority figures have on the community fail to keep an organized town and prevent the death of an innocent man
When a system of government of the police department is uninvolved and ineffective, no progress is made to help progress and make a country, state, or town a better and safe place. In Chronicle of Death Foretold, Marquez talks about the irony within the legal system to demonstrate the idea of how uninvolved and ineffective the leaders are within the community of Colombia. As an authority figure, it is important to always be involved and know what is going on in that community. The lack of involvement can portray an individual as selfish who only cares about the power. An example of this is when Marquez starts his novel by describing how the townspeople were getting prepared for the arrival of the bishop. This arrival was a big deal due to the fact that the entire community gathered to receive the bishop. Looking up and respecting authority figures is very important to the people of