The novella “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” by Gabriel Garcia Márquez is largely seen as a fierce criticism of societies tied to a code of honor refined. While that premise is relatively simple, fairly straightforward, and easily justifiable, a case could also be made that stands in stark contrast to the above idea. The main idea of ​​this new case is that the defense of the very essence of honor was necessary for the survival of the community in order to prevent any form of moral decline and no man should stop, the actions of those who were morally obliged to undertake the restoration of honor, after all affairs of honor were “sacred monopolies, giving access only to those who are part of the drama” (97). Indeed, as any reader with any insight into human history would note, there is a natural human desire for revenge against those who desecrate their sacred ethics. Unfortunately, this essay will not dwell on this counterpoint, nor will a thesis be advanced out of it, it is only mentioned to highlight the negative implementation factor used in the restoration of honor and that factor is brutality. Brutality manifests itself in many forms throughout the novel, it is the one element that transforms the story from a parody to a history. A harrowing murder mystery, it is used by the Vicario brothers to transform the concept of honor into a savage, threatening and far from benevolent caricature of itself. In this story, the protagonist, an individual named Santiago Nasar, is murdered after allegedly deflowering Angela Vicario, before she was married off to Bayardo San Roman, the son of a famous military general. The narrator constantly alludes to the fact that there may have been a gross... half of paper... implies that society is not intertwined with the ills that afflict the other community, demonstrating here that it is possible to be different forms of judgment and due process that does not involve the brutal side of human nature. The nature of brutality is not something to joke about, the carnage it causes to individuals, families and institutions cannot be overstated and Gabriel Garcia Márquez shows us that to willfully ignore its entry into our community is tantamount to destruction and in the face of desecration of all what we place in high regard, we should always question the role of brutality and consider the alternative that emphasizes the importance of human life and due process. Cited Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. Chronicle of a Death Foretold. New York: Vintage International, 1982. Print..