The importance of virginity in the chronicle of a death foretoldIn "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", the future bride, Angela Vicaro, is returned to her family when her future husband discovered she wasn't a virgin. The fact that she was not a virgin was enough to prevent the marriage, bring disgrace to the family and cause a murder. Obviously, this was extremely important in the novel, and has some importance in today's society. When celebrating a wedding, some men find it important that their future wife is a virgin. In part, this is 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 may not live up to the woman's expectations. However, if she has not been with anyone else, the man can be more confident, since his wife will have no one to compare him to. His wife is pure and uncontaminated, and since he will be the first man she has ever met, the husband can feel secure before marriage. In addition to 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 demonstrate that she will be faithful to her husband once they are married. If a woman has been with other men before getting married, a man might interpret this to mean that because she couldn't 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 for the rest of 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 such a big deal that the perpetrator, Santiago, was put to death for causing dishonor to Angela and her family. In that society, this issue was taken much more seriously than today, since it was a matter of honor and it was not acceptable for a woman not to be a virgin before getting married..