The stereotype is that women have always felt oppressed by men in their societies. From back in the Song Dynasty where women bound their feet to impress men, to now, in America, where women make less money than men. In Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicles of a Death Foretold, women accept the male dominated society they live in, including sexual assault and arranged marriage. However, Angela Vicario betrays her given stereotype by admitting she is not a virgin before her own arranged marriage. In spite of this social stigma, Angela alone is happy and self aware by the end of the novel. Marquez suggests that only by breaking tradition can women achieve happiness.
Women accept the male dominated society in which they live in, including sexual assault and arranged marriage as if it were their destiny. This is the mindset that women during this time were raised in, so they did not know any different. One of the men who abuses women throughout the novel is Santiago Nasar. He belittles Divina by…show more content… Angela previously lost her virginity and was worried about Bayardo finding out on the night of their wedding. They informed her of a plan to trick drunk Bayardo into thinking that he took her virginity. Rather than Angela following the plan, she betrays her stereotype by telling him that she was not a virgin. Once Bayardo knew he, “grabbed her by the arm and brought her into the light,” (pg 46), and returned her to her family. She knew the consequences but decided to stay true to herself. Twenty-three years later, Angela became “so mature and witty that it was difficult to believe that she was the same person.” (pg 89), because she was able to understand herself. She no longer followed the stereotype where men controlled her life and she could finally make her own decisions to where she was truly happy. Only by breaking tradition could she have achieved
