What should People Do to Prevent the Murders?

The brothers, in Garcia’s novel, feel obliged to precise vengeance and buy back their family’s honour in spite of their own internal unwillingness to go through with the offence. The passing away of the man who they supposed had stolen Angela’s virginity must pay for his craziness and thus redeem the honour of their family. They cannot back out of this responsibility, for fear that they be seen as the men who have lack of brave. Prudence, Pablo’s wife, most excellent illustrates the state of mind seen here by saying “I never would have married him if he hadn’t done what a man should do”. Their public declaration of their plans leaves the villagers to blame to do something to stop them, though the code of honour that redeems a cruel act is so extensively View the rest of this article