Women in Novellas Gender, as opposed to the physical classification of sex, has always been based upon societal construct. The current psychology of the masses dictates what proper or improper behavior for the given genders is. Things have progressed, but there is still a vast difference between the roles and responsibilities of males and their female counterparts. The conflict of the modern age often stems from an intersection of gender and ethical dilemmas, both based upon societal rules. Fictional characters are written by flesh and blood human beings. Thus, the norms of the social order will bleed into their fictional creations. Female characters in a fictional work will have the same gendered notes as a human being. If they do not prescribe to the norms of their given gender, it is always for an artistic purpose which functions as the purpose of the piece. Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, and Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" use the gender of their fictional protagonists to further the story and to make a comment on...

The brothers are going to murder Santiago Nasar for having sex with their sister. She was to be married and because she was no longer a virgin, her husband returned her to the family, thus causing her and her family great shame (Marquez 21). The only value that the woman has in this community is as a wife. She is only worthy to fulfill this singular role if she was steadfast enough to keep her virginity until marriage. The sister did not do this. Because she became sexually active before her marriage, she no longer has value in the community. The rest of the story is about the vengeance that the brothers seek for her deflowering. In a larger sense, this a comment about the anger of the family against the entire community. Their loved one has no value and rather…