In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicles of a Death Foretold he makes use of the idea of machismo. Machismo is the sense of being 'manly' and self-reliant, the concept associated with “a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity.” “It is associated with "a man’s responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family.”. Marquez’s work is set in the early 1950’s, which at this point had strict gender roles for both men and women. Men in all societies were required to go out and work daily, while bringing income to support his family. Men also were taught during early childhood to devalue women in order to boost their own sense of masculinity. The men during this time period were the strong ones in the relationship, at