Chronicle of a Death Foretold

For one of the statements below, write a response of 400 words or more as to why you have the belief you do.

1.Life is fair

2.It is important for men to protect a woman’s honor.

3.Fate is unchangeable.

4.Murder is never right.

5.Women are powerless.

6.“You are your brothers keeper”

7.It’s okay to take justice into your own hands.

8.Religion is more important than secular laws

9.“Everyman for himself”

10.Memories are an important part of our lives. They help frame who we are and what we become.

English 12 - Myth of the Latin Woman

Directions:

Please include your first and last name at the top of your response. Your response should be no less than five sentences in length. In addition to your answer, you may respond to prior posts.

Question:
In the beginning of the essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer describes the irony of her Sunday mass being translated by a Chinese priest, and in the final paragraph she ends with yet again another ironic reference to her religion when she describes that " Latin women pray to an Anglo God/ with a Jewish heritage." Why do you think she even bothers to mention this in her essay, and how does it add to her struggle as a Latin woman?

Please post your comments on or before October 12th 6pm