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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chapter 1

3. Rabbits- the disemboweled guts of the rabbits symbolize the death of Santiago when his intestines are falling out. It is ironic that the dogs want to eat the dead rabbit, as those same dogs want to eat the dead body of Santiago.
Roosters- the roosters symbolize the coming of the bishop
Pigs- the knives that the Vicario twins get are used to kill the pigs. This shows how they consider Santiago Nasar a worthless pig.

Page 1- In Santiago’s dream he was going through a grove of timber tress where there was a gentle drizzle was falling, and when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird shit. This was very significant pertaining to the theme of Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The mother who was a repudiated dream teller was not able to read the bad omen of her own son showing that it was foretold. Also on that day a thin drizzle was falling like the one in Santiago Nasar had seen in the grove.

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