The importance of virginity in the Chronicle of a Death ForetoldIn "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", the bride-to-be, Angela Vicaro, was returned to her family when her future husband discovered she was not a virgin. The fact that she was not a virgin was enough to prevent a marriage, dishonor the family and provoke a murder. Obviously, this was extremely important in the novel, and it has some importance in today's society. When a wedding is going to take place, some men consider it important that their future wife be a virgin. This is partly due to the insecurity complex that men can have. If the woman is not a virgin, the man may fear being compared to his wife's previous partners and he may not meet the woman's expectations. If she hasn't been with anyone else, the man can be more confident, since his wife won't have anyone to compare him to. His wife is pure and intact, and since he will be the first man she will know, the husband can feel secure before marriage. Besides the jealousy and insecurity factors, I think many men also want their wife to be a virgin. because it is a way for the woman to prove that she will be faithful to her husband once married. If a woman has been with other men before getting married, a man might take this to mean that since she was unable to wait until then, she might be unfaithful to him in the future. But if a woman remained a virgin until marriage, it shows that she was willing to wait for her husband and is much more likely to remain a faithful wife throughout her life. By remaining a virgin until marriage, marriage seems more meaningful to the woman. The husband is then reassured that he is the only one his wife wants to be with. In the novel, remaining a virgin was so important that the attacker, Santiago, was put to death for disgracing Angela and her family. In this society this issue was taken much more seriously than today, as it was a matter of honor and it was not acceptable for a woman not to be a virgin before getting married...