“Why do we commit murder? "" he asked in a low voice. “I…” I blinked. “How should I know?” » “Three reasons,” said Christopher. He raised a finger. 'Love.' Another finger. 'Revenge.' And finally a third finger. 'Religion.' The Chronicle of a Death Foretold is set in South America. The novel was based on a murder that occurred in Colombia in 1951. The narrator of the story discovers what really happened to Santiago Nasar and why it happened It is produced page by page It was an excellent idea that the author had to make the novel more real and like a detective novel. The author begins the book with the murder, making the reader want to reveal what is happening. happened. Santiago Nasar himself and the entire community of the town are responsible for the death of Santiago Nasar, not just the Vicario brothers. Religion is a crucial aspect of the novel, it is the main cause combined with honor. family of the death of Santiago Nasar The Colombian society where the novel takes place takes religion very seriously. In Catholicism as in many other religions, a girl's virginity must be preserved until her marriage. people in the city helped make the city better for the bishop's arrival. In previous years, the bishop didn't really recognize the city, he didn't stop to greet people and bless them. The town was hoping he would stop in their town this year. “He won’t even get off the boat. He will give an obligatory blessing, as always, and return the way he came. He hates this city. (Chapter 1, page 8). Placido Linero didn't believe it, she lost hope that the bishop would stop in their village. Religion is mostly a positive aspect in people's lives, but in the novel, religion is seen in a more negative light. Santiago gets killed... middle of paper ...... men were looking for prostitutes throughout the novel and Santiago is killed because he had sex with Angela. It's also ironic. Gabriel also uses euphemisms in his writings. Instead of the townspeople talking about murder, they say "barbaric work of death", he does this to show that the townspeople are finding ways to fix what happened to Santiago. The police chief, the only one with real power, combined with the priest to stop the murder, did nothing. The police chief saw the Vicario brothers with knives, but he just took the knives and did nothing, he should have put them in jail for carrying dangerous weapons in the city. The priest was informed of the people of the city. The priest knew about their plan, it is a religious duty to stop evil, but he did not do it because he forgot because of the arrival of the bishop..