In the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, birds are used as motifs intentionally in the images of the scenes to convey feelings, ideas and messages to the reader. Some of the roles taken by bird symbolism include indicating signs of the future and afterlife, supporting representation and character development throughout the text. The symbolism of birds is discussed in the essay because the recurring images of birds have a meaning pertinent to the tale. In literature, birds are commonly seen as signs of freedom while in flight, but while trapped in cages, they symbolize the struggle for freedom. Gabriel Garcia's use of birds has both common and uncommon roles in the novel. Birds play a common role when the protagonist Santiago Nasar walks around his house “among the cages of sleeping birds” (Marquez 13). In this context, birds represent a more cultural rather than fighting element as they do not appear to suffer in their sleep. Another example where the bird motif highlights an unusual role in most literature is when Angela Vicario's “life as a rejected wife continued; […] [making] paper birds,” (Marquez 93). The paper birds add to the dark tone of the scene as Angela's love for Bayardo San Roman is prolonged by the fact that she continues to make paper birds that represent love and marriage. The birds also convey the message to the reader that Angela is forced to return to her boring, unmarried life and as a result "has become a virgin again" (93). Along with this passage, there are several other examples in the novella where birds appear in scenes with more than one role. Because Gabriel Garcia Márquez included birds in different parts of the text...... middle of paper.... ..s means that the use of birds in the novel must have been intentional just like many other elements of the text. Birds are bad omens associated with foreshadowing bad luck and sorrow, particularly in Santiago's mother's interpretations of others' dreams. Finally, the birds help portray Santiago Nasar's transition in the plot from a generous and kind, yet predatory "toadie" (76) to an unsuspecting "a little wet" individual (114) subdued by a "bewilderment of innocence" ( 101). The birds effectively convey additional feelings and subliminal messages related to the main themes of the novel. The use of birds in Gabriel Garcia's figurative imagery is linked to the fact that the "search for love" is similar to falconry. After all, Gabriel Garcia Márquez would not have implemented them in his writings if he felt that the birds had no relevance to the text..