Comparing the House of Bernarda Alba and Chrinicle of a Death Foretold
In both The House of Bernarda Alba, and Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the double standards of society are clearly illustrated through sex, marriage and everyday life. These aspects of society, both in the physical form and the very concepts expose the double standards of people. It is not only the males that contribute keeping these double standards, but almost all individuals within the society. Throughout both novels, sex shows the double standards of society. Males use their sexuality as power, and with it, they show ‘who is boss’. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold (DF), Santiago Nasar enforces his own power within the house by maintaining a sexual dominance over the females. “He grabbed my whole pussy..It was what he always did when he caught me alone in some corner of the house”(14). He grabs Divina, and feels dominant, which he displays by being sexually aggressive toward her. His grabbing her demonstrates
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Approximate Word count = 622
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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