Assigning blame in the news of a death announced Marriages are still considered business contracts in Latin American culture. A contract in which both the bride's and groom's families earn profits or gain respect in society. In the eyes of society and family, a woman has value as long as she is a virgin. Latin American daughters are raised as good housewives whose main duties include caring for family and children, and women who go against these traditions or rules pay a high price. In Gabriel García Márquez's short story, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Angela Vicario's character development shows that she is guilty of Santiago Nasar's death; however, different aspects of Hispanic culture also share the blame. Márquez develops the character of Angela Vicario as a deceitful and gullible young girl who highlights her guilt in the death of Santiago Nasar. Angela's husband, Bayardo San Roman, discovers on the night of their wedding that Angela is not a virgin and returns her to her family. Angela only considers telling her mother that she is no longer a virgin, but ultimately decides against it. Before the wedding she panics and, worried, asks for help from the women who make fabric flowers with her. The women teach her some tricks so she can pretend to be a virgin on her wedding night. By failing to pretend to be a virgin, Angela dishonors her family and her marriage falls apart. Angela later states to the author, “'I obeyed blindly,' she told me, 'because they made me believe that they were experts in the tricks of men'” (Márquez 42). Márquez's use of strong words like “obeyed” and “blindly” helps the reader clearly understand Angela's character. She is shown to believe and do what others tell her in a... middle of paper... that losing her virginity is a sin and that is what she has been taught in her society. On the other hand, men are allowed to go to brothels and have sex every night before and after marriage. Most of the city is guilty of Santiago Nasar's death, even Santiago himself for having no idea of ​​his surroundings; however, it is Angela Vicario who is most guilty of the murder of Santiago Nasar due to her senseless mistakes. In Gabriel Garcia Márquez's story, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Angela Vicario and the different aspects of Hispanic culture are guilty of the death of Santiago Nasar; the author places the blame on Angela through his choice of words and highlights that the country's culture and traditions are also to blame. It is Angela who fails to do her duty towards her family, but society's double standards make Santiago Nasar pay the price.