Honor (?) Killing?

As we continue our reading of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' Chronicle of a Death Foretold, we are beginning to better understand the supposed motives of the Vicario twins in their murder of Santiago Nasar. We now know that Angela Vicario is returned to her family the day after her wedding, shamed by the fact that she was not a virgin at the time of her marriage. She names Santiago Nasar as the man who took her virginity, setting a sequence of events in motion that ultimately ends with Santiago Nasar's death.

In Chapter 3, which we are reading this week, we learn that Angela's brothers, Pedro and Pablo, feel compelled to kill Santiago Nasar because it is a manner of honor. Their sister has been dishonored and thus, they must return balance to the community by righting that wrong. Which begs the question, is Santiago Nasar's murder, in fact, an honor killing?

For this week's blog post, I want you to watch the video below which gives a modern, informative understanding of what constitutes an "honor killing" and the reasons why one might take place. After watching the video, I want you to decide whether or not Santiago Nasar's murder constitutes an "honor killing", justifying why or why not with evidence from the video. I also would like for you to spend a few sentences reflecting on what you learned from the video and how it makes you feel.