Latin American nations have been subject to enormous political upheavals since colonial times-a history burdened with an extreme abuse of power leading to gross socio-economic inequities till present times. Even after centuries of independence from colonial control; the prejudices, injustices and excesses still persist in the nations. In Colombia as well as in most other Latin American nations, the powerful elites-usually the landed aristocracy (also called latifudistas) have traditionally retained and monopolized political power. Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez has most often used his writings as an effective tool in exposing the malaise of an anachronistic power structure. This paper aims to critically analyse Márquez's short story 'Big Mama's Funeral' in the context of the malignant socio-political scenario