In "Chronicle of a Death Foretold," Gabriel Garcia Marquez utilizes the characterization of male and female characters to convey his condemning commentary of their roles in Latin American culture and their results on the lives of others in their society. Characters in the novel are employed to show Marquez’s condemnation of Latin American culture through their roles in different aspects of society. Marquez disapproves of machismo and displays it as a destructive entity that ruins people through its domineering characteristics. He also condemns the lack of power that women have over men’s actions in society. San Roman and the Vicario twins will be examined as the examples of Marquez’s commentary and criticism on machismo, and the women (Angela, her mother, and Maria Cervantes) will be used to show Marquez’s evaluation of the effect this has on women. Marquez employs Angela’s family to demonstrate the traditional family dynamic in Latin America. “The parents' decisive argument was that a family dignified by modest means had no right to disdain that prize of destiny.” (Marquez 34) Marquez’s condemnation on the marriage has the effect of creating a tragic and corrupt destiny for Angela. To the Vicarios, the decisions to make their daughter the wife of San Roman are made for the sake of their own security. It is a bartering deal: the parents say that they will give their daughter up for the wealth and riches that San Roman is guaranteed to provide them. They use their daughter to marry their way into a life of “destiny” that will be given to them through the marriage. Marquez condemns this action through Angela’s refusal to marry. She protests that there is a lack of love in the marriage. Marquez sympathizes with her by portraying her sadness as helplessness that is a result of the power that her parents have over her which overrides her opinion. “Angela Vicario dared to only hint at the inconvenience of a lack of love, but her mother demolished it with a single phrase: "’Love can be learned too.’" (Marquez 35) Marquez presents his commentary on arranged marriage in Latin American society on the basis of money through the outcome of the marriage. Angela doesn't desire to marry San Roman and her marriage to him uncovers her secret, which results in a murder. Marquez condemns arranged marriage by empathizing with Angela. To Angela, there is an “inconvenience” about the situation that she doesn't want to be a part of but is forced to take a part in. Marquez condemns arranged marriage further through characterization: Mrs. Vicario is indirectly characterized as a greedy and money-hungry person who