Dom Casmurro by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, and Chronicle of A Deat

Dom Casmurro by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, and Chronicle of A wipeout Foretold by Gabriel Garca MrquezWorks Cited Not Included theology is supremacy, saint and spirituality. A typical LatinAmerican religious association heavily relies on godliness to provide a virtuous modelling to guide and protect its citizens. However, projecting godliness in the open-eyed of perfection is superficial. In actuality, itoften contains flaws underneath its elevated teachings. Theinadequacy in maintaining the idealistic doctrines is deeply rooted insociety. Such notion is reflected and commented upon in the novels DomCasmurro by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis and Chronicle of A DeathForetold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In both novels, the authorseffectively criticize trust through their satiric characterization ofreligious authorities and some other characters attitudes towardsreligion.The two novels reveal the practical give of religion in a criticallight. The ideal doctrine of religio n adjusts itself to the imperfectworld in ways that some times do not command respect. The actualpractice of the doctrine allows flexibility, which is often abused. InDom Casmurro, Bento and Jose Dias imagine that a journey to see thePope will let on Dona Glorias promise to God. Eventually they settlethe matter much more hands down by resorting to the local church. Asshown in Escobars speech, the characters are constantly manipulatingwith the military group of the religious authorities Consult the protonotaryabout it and if he hesitates, well speak to the bishop (171). Thisimplies that the pile often seek and take advantages of the plotholes in religion.The concept of religion as an obligation becomes obvious through... ...o to mirror the Churchs failure touphold broad(prenominal) moral standards and use their authority effectively andseriously.Through the subtle and luxuriant portrayals of the characters in thenovels Chronicle of A Death Foretold and Dom Casmurro shed acriti cizing light on the hypocritical Church present in the community.Bentos repulsion to be religiously devoted bluntly reveals theblemishes in the practical result of religion hidden underneathseemingly deep devotion. The tragedy of Santiago Nasar explores theother defects of religion, one that is present in the Church itself,and how failure to uphold moral standards in Church upsets thecommunity. Of course the authors do not write entirely to condemnreligion, they also bring forth the concept that people must adjusttheir attitudes toward religion and then irrational, old values set bythe past Church.